No. 2,842 in German
trennen
"Trennen" means "to separate" or "to divide."
In a sentence
Ich trenne den Müll, um das Recycling zu erleichtern.
I separate the garbage to facilitate recycling.
The verb 'trennen' is used here to signify the act of separating or dividing items, indicating an action performed with intention and purpose.
Die besten Freunde wurden durch unterschiedliche Umstände getrennt.
The best friends were separated due to different circumstances.
In this case, 'trennen' is used in a passive voice to express the idea of being separated or divided without direct involvement from the subject.
Wir müssen unser persönliches Leben von der Arbeit trennen.
We need to separate our personal lives from work.
Here, 'trennen' is used metaphorically to describe the act of distinguishing between or keeping aspects apart conceptually rather than physically.
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