No. 2,435 in German
reihen
"Reihen" means "to arrange" or "to line up."
In a sentence
Ich reihe die Bücher nach Größe ins Regal.
I arrange the books in the shelf by size.
In this sentence, 'reihe' means 'I arrange' and it refers to the act of placing the books in a specific order according to size.
Die Perlen reihen sich perfekt auf der Kette.
The beads align perfectly on the necklace.
Here, 'reihen' describes the positioning of beads in succession on the necklace.
Er reiht sich in die Schlange ein.
He joins the line.
In this example, 'reiht sich' means 'joins' and it implies placing oneself in the queue with others in an orderly manner.
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