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anbringen

attach

verb AN-bring-en Less Common

Also means

mount

Usage Note

anbringen is separable: the prefix splits off in main clauses, as in Ich bringe das Schild an (I'm attaching the sign). Beyond fixing things to a wall, it figuratively means to 'voice' a remark or complaint, eine Bemerkung anbringen. Its perfect uses haben: angebracht.

Examples

"Wir bringen ein Regal an der Wand an."

Natural Translation

We're mounting a shelf on the wall.

Literal Translation

We bring a shelf on the wall on.

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