German

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Etymology

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zu- +‎ rechnen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡suːˌʁɛçnən/
  • Hyphenation: zu‧rech‧nen
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Verb

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zurechnen (weak, third-person singular present rechnet zu, past tense rechnete zu, past participle zugerechnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to apportion, to impute, to assign, to ascribe
  2. to account for, to classify as
    Bach, Cantata BWV 131, Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir:
    So du willst, Herr, Sünde zurechnen, Herr, wer wird bestehen?
    If you want, O Lord, to account for sins, O Lord, who will remain?

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • zurechnen” in Duden online
  • zurechnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache