aneinanderreihen
to line up
To arrange or connect several things so that they stand or lie directly one after another.
EXAMPLE
Die Kinder reihten die bunten Bausteine aneinander.
The children lined up the colorful building blocks.
aneinanderreihen
to line up
aneinanderreihen – reihte aneinander – hat aneinandergereiht
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Meanings
sich aneinanderreihen
to line up one after another
To follow directly one after another or stand in a row.
EXAMPLE
Vor dem Eingang reihten sich die Besucher aneinander.
The visitors lined up one after another in front of the entrance.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry aneinanderreihen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | reihe aneinander |
|---|---|
| du | reihst aneinander |
| er/sie/es | reiht aneinander |
| wir | reihen aneinander |
| ihr | reiht aneinander |
| sie | reihen aneinander |
Simple past
| ich | reihte aneinander |
|---|---|
| du | reihtest aneinander |
| er/sie/es | reihte aneinander |
| wir | reihten aneinander |
| ihr | reihtet aneinander |
| sie | reihten aneinander |
Perfect
with haben
| ich | habe aneinandergereiht |
|---|---|
| du | hast aneinandergereiht |
| er/sie/es | hat aneinandergereiht |
| wir | haben aneinandergereiht |
| ihr | habt aneinandergereiht |
| sie | haben aneinandergereiht |
Commands
| du | reih aneinander! reihe aneinander! |
|---|---|
| ihr | reiht aneinander! |
| Sie | reihen Sie aneinander! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte aneinandergereiht |
|---|---|
| du | hattest aneinandergereiht |
| er/sie/es | hatte aneinandergereiht |
| wir | hatten aneinandergereiht |
| ihr | hattet aneinandergereiht |
| sie | hatten aneinandergereiht |
Future
| ich | werde aneinanderreihen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst aneinanderreihen |
| er/sie/es | wird aneinanderreihen |
| wir | werden aneinanderreihen |
| ihr | werdet aneinanderreihen |
| sie | werden aneinanderreihen |
Subjunctive I
| ich | reihe aneinander |
|---|---|
| du | reihest aneinander |
| er/sie/es | reihe aneinander |
| wir | reihen aneinander |
| ihr | reihet aneinander |
| sie | reihen aneinander |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | reihte aneinander |
|---|---|
| du | reihtest aneinander |
| er/sie/es | reihte aneinander |
| wir | reihten aneinander |
| ihr | reihtet aneinander |
| sie | reihten aneinander |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | aneinanderreihen |
|---|---|
| with zu | aneinanderzureihen |
| present participle | aneinanderreihend |
| past participle | aneinandergereiht |
Usage tips
Separable verb
'Aneinanderreihen' (to line up) is a separable verb made up of 'aneinander' (one after another) and 'reihen' (to line up). In a main clause, 'aneinander' goes at the end of the sentence; in a subordinate clause and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
EXAMPLE
Die Techniker reihten die Kabel sorgfältig aneinander.
The technicians carefully lined up the cables.
Sie erklärte, warum die Kabel so aneinandergereiht wurden.
She explained why the cables had been lined up like that.
Es ist schwierig, die vielen Teile richtig aneinanderzureihen.
It is difficult to line up the many parts correctly.
Construction
In active use, the thing being arranged is in the accusative. In the reflexive construction, 'sich' (oneself) is used with the verb; the people or things then line themselves up in a row.
EXAMPLE
Der Lehrer reihte die Tische für die Prüfung aneinander.
The teacher lined up the desks for the exam.
Im Flur reihten sich die Familienfotos dicht aneinander.
The family photos lined up closely along the hallway.
Typical collocations
In this meaning, 'aneinanderreihen' (to line up) is often used with objects or individual elements, such as pearls, pictures, arguments, or numbers. Abstract content can also be arranged into an ordered sequence in this way.
EXAMPLE
Die Autorin reihte mehrere kurze Geschichten aneinander.
The author strung several short stories together.
Für die Präsentation reihte er wichtige Argumente aneinander.
For the presentation, he lined up important arguments.
Typical collocations
In its reflexive meaning, 'sich aneinanderreihen' (to line up one after another) is often used with people, buildings, or events. Time expressions such as 'nacheinander' (one after another) or 'in kurzer Folge' (in quick succession) often make the sequence especially clear.
EXAMPLE
Entlang der Straße reihten sich kleine Cafés aneinander.
Small cafés lined up along the street.
In diesem Jahr reihten sich mehrere wichtige Veranstaltungen aneinander.
Several important events took place one after another this year.
In real life
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