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zurückversetzen

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German

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Etymology

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zurück- +‎ versetzen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡suˈʁʏkfɛɐ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩/
  • Hyphenation: zu‧rück‧ver‧set‧zen
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Verb

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zurückversetzen (weak, third-person singular present versetzt zurück, past tense versetzte zurück, past participle zurückversetzt, auxiliary haben) (transitive)

  1. to transfer back, to shift back (especially into a department or assignment one already occupied previously)
    Nach der Untersuchung wurde der Polizeibeamte wieder in den aktiven Dienst zurückversetzt.
    After the investigation, the police officer was transferred back into active duty.
  2. to put back, to return, to restore (into a previous state)
    etwas in den Ursprungszustand zurückversetzento restore something to its original state
  3. to transport back to an earlier time or era (metaphorically, either by actively imagining oneself there or by having associations evoked)
    sich in eine bestimmte Zeit zurückversetzt fühlento feel like one was transported back to a certain time

Conjugation

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