No. 969 in German
zählen
"Zählen" means "to count."
In a sentence
Ich kann bis zehn zählen.
I can count to ten.
Here, "zählen" is used to denote the act of counting numerically.
Was zählt, ist die Absicht.
What counts is the intention.
In this sentence, "zählen" means to matter or have importance.
Sie zählt die Stimmen nach der Wahl.
She counts the votes after the election.
Here, "zählen" refers again to counting items, specifically votes, in a contextual scenario.
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