den Müll trennen

to sort the rubbish

Türkçe: çöpleri ayrıştırmak

Noun

der Müll m.

Verb

trennen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

Register

Neutral register

In a sentence

Which form of trennen fills the gap?

In unserem Haus ____ alle Bewohner den Müll in Papier, Plastik, Glas und Bioabfall.

How it is used

Means 'to separate waste for recycling'. Neutral register. Expected in every German building and often part of the house rules. Learners often say 'den Müll sortieren', which is understood but less common.

Other verbs that go with Müll

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den Müll rausbringen / runterbringento take out the rubbish

All collocations with Müll

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