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to assemble
To connect or put together individual parts or components according to a plan to make a whole.
Am Wochenende habe ich den neuen Schrank für das Schlafzimmer zusammengebaut.
At the weekend, I assembled the new wardrobe for the bedroom.
'Zusammenbauen' (to assemble) is a separable verb. The prefix 'zusammen' goes at the end in a main clause. In the infinitive with 'zu', 'zu' stands between the two parts.
Er baute das neue Regal allein zusammen.
He assembled the new shelf by himself.
The word consists of 'zusammen' (together) and 'bauen' (to build). The meaning is literal: you put parts 'zusammen' (together) in order to 'bauen' (build) something.
Die Kinder haben ein Haus aus Legosteinen zusammengebaut.
The children assembled a house out of Lego bricks.
This verb is often used for everyday objects that are assembled from parts. Typical examples are: 'Möbel' (furniture), 'ein Regal' (a shelf), 'ein Fahrrad' (a bicycle), or 'einen Computer' (a computer) zusammenbauen (to assemble).
Kannst du mir helfen, den neuen Schreibtisch zusammenzubauen?
Can you help me assemble the new desk?
to build
'bauen' and 'zusammenbauen' both have to do with something being created. 'bauen' is used above all when a building or larger structure is erected, for example a house or a bridge. 'zusammenbauen' is more appropriate when individual parts already exist and you connect them according to a plan to form a whole, for example a shelf or a bicycle. Learners may confuse the words because in both cases something is finished at the end. A helpful guide: you build a house; you assemble a piece of furniture from individual parts.
Am Samstag bauen wir das neue Regal für das Wohnzimmer zusammen.
On Saturday, we are assembling the new shelf for the living room.
Meine Eltern bauen nächstes Jahr ein kleines Haus am Stadtrand.
My parents are building a small house on the outskirts of town next year.