to team up / put together
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to team up
To form a group with one or more people in order to pursue a goal together or complete a task.
Die Nachbarn haben sich zusammengetan, um ein Straßenfest zu organisieren.
The neighbors teamed up to organize a street festival.
to put together
To collect different things in one place or mix them together.
Für den Salat kannst du einfach alle restlichen Gemüsesorten zusammentun.
For the salad, you can simply put all the leftover vegetables together.
'Zusammentun' (to team up / put together) is a separable verb. The prefix 'zusammen-' comes at the end in a main clause. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
Wir tun uns für das Projekt zusammen.
We are teaming up for the project.
When the verb is used reflexively ('sich zusammentun' — to team up), it means that people form a group. Without 'sich', it means that one collects things in one place.
Die Künstler taten sich für eine gemeinsame Ausstellung zusammen.
The artists teamed up for a joint exhibition.
When people form a group, the preposition 'mit' (+ dative) is often used to name the partners. The purpose of the group is frequently expressed with an 'um ... zu' construction.
Die Firma hat sich mit einem Konkurrenten zusammengetan, um den Markt zu erobern.
The company teamed up with a competitor in order to conquer the market.
to connect / to bandage
Sich verbinden and sich zusammentun can both mean that people or groups consciously join together to act together. Sich verbinden focuses more on joining together to form a community. Sich zusammentun particularly emphasizes forming a group for a shared goal or a specific task.
Die drei Bürgerinitiativen tun sich zusammen, um die Kampagne gemeinsam zu organisieren.
The three citizens’ initiatives team up to organize the campaign together.
Die drei Bürgerinitiativen verbinden sich für die Kampagne zu einem Bündnis.
The three citizens’ initiatives unite to form an alliance for the campaign.
