auseinandersetzen
to deal with
- Past participle
- auseinandergesetzt (haben)
Weak reflexive verb conjugated with haben. It is used to describe the act of deeply engaging with a problem, topic, or person, often implying an argumentative or intellectual confrontation. It is inseparable despite the prefix-like structure, as the entire construction carries a specific metaphorical meaning beyond the literal separation of objects. Note that the non-reflexive 'auseinandersetzen' (to take apart) is distinct but conjugates identically.
Conjugation
Present
- setzt auseinander
- present, singular, third-person
- setze auseinander
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- setzen auseinander
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- auseinandersetze
- first-person, indicative, present, singular, subordinate-clause
- auseinandersetzen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present, subordinate-clause
- auseinandersetzt
- indicative, present, second-person, singular, subordinate-clause
- setz auseinander
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- setzte auseinander
- past
- setzten auseinander
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- setztest auseinander
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- setztet auseinander
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
- auseinandersetzte
- first-person, indicative, preterite, singular, subordinate-clause
- auseinandersetzten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite, subordinate-clause
- auseinandersetztest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular, subordinate-clause
- auseinandersetztet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person, subordinate-clause
Subjunctive
- setze auseinander
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- setzen auseinander
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- setzest auseinander
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- setzet auseinander
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- setzte auseinander
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- setzten auseinander
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- setztest auseinander
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- setztet auseinander
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- auseinandersetze
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, subordinate-clause
- auseinandersetzen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, subordinate-clause
- auseinandersetzest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, subordinate-clause
- auseinandersetzet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, subordinate-clause
- auseinandersetzte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, subordinate-clause
- auseinandersetzten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, subordinate-clause
- auseinandersetztest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, subordinate-clause
- auseinandersetztet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, subordinate-clause
- habe auseinandergesetzt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben auseinandergesetzt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest auseinandergesetzt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet auseinandergesetzt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte auseinandergesetzt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten auseinandergesetzt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest auseinandergesetzt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet auseinandergesetzt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde auseinandersetzen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden auseinandersetzen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest auseinandersetzen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet auseinandersetzen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde auseinandersetzen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden auseinandersetzen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- setz auseinander
- imperative, second-person, singular
- setze auseinander
- imperative, second-person, singular
- setzt auseinander
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- auseinandergesetzt
- participle, past
- auseinandersetzend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- auseinandersetzen
- infinitive
- auseinanderzusetzen
- infinitive, infinitive-zu
Other
- habe auseinandergesetzt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben auseinandergesetzt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast auseinandergesetzt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt auseinandergesetzt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat auseinandergesetzt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte auseinandergesetzt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten auseinandergesetzt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest auseinandergesetzt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet auseinandergesetzt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- auseinandersetzen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde auseinandersetzen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden auseinandersetzen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst auseinandersetzen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet auseinandersetzen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird auseinandersetzen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- auseinandergesetzt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde auseinandergesetzt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden auseinandergesetzt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst auseinandergesetzt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet auseinandergesetzt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird auseinandergesetzt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person