Belonging to a person, group, or thing, or standing in a particular relation to it.
Natural examples
Bitte legen Sie die zugehörigen Rechnungen in diesen Ordner.
Please put the related invoices in this folder.
Jede Abteilung hat eine zugehörige Kostenstelle.
Each department has an associated cost center.
Sie fühlt sich der lokalen Gemeinschaft zugehörig.
She feels that she belongs to the local community.
Usage note
zugehörig is an adjective and is usually not gradable. It often occurs with zu: the associated documents; belong to a group.
Mini-lesson: zugehörig
Belonging to a person, group, or thing, or standing in a particular relation to it. zugehörig is an adjective and is usually not gradable. It often occurs with zu: the associated documents; belong to a group.
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