No. 15,743 in German
zutreffen
To be correct or applicable.
In a sentence
Das Wetterbericht hat heute zutreffend Schnee angekündigt.
The weather forecast accurately predicted snow today.
Here, 'zutreffend' is an adverb meaning 'accurately', describing how the forecast was correct.
Diese Aussage trifft nicht auf mich zu.
This statement does not apply to me.
'zutreffen auf' is used as a verb phrase indicating the applicability of the statement to the subject.
Es trifft zu, dass wir mehr Übung brauchen.
It is true that we need more practice.
'zutreffen' here means 'to be correct' or 'to hold true,' asserting the validity of the comment.
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