ein Buch verfassen
to write/compose a book
Türkçe: kitap yazmak
In a sentence
Die Professorin verfasst ein Buch über die Geschichte der Medizin.
How it is used
Means 'to write/compose a book'. Formal register. Used in academic or literary contexts when discussing authorship. Mistake: learners use 'schreiben' — 'verfassen' is more formal and implies serious composition.
Other verbs that go with Buch
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- Buch führento keep accounts/books
- ein Buch lesento read a book
- ein Buch durchblätternto leaf/flip through a book
- ein Buch verreißen / kritisierento severely criticize or pan a book
- ein Buch verlegento publish a book
- aus einem Buch vorlesento read aloud from a book
- aus einem Buch zitierento quote from a book
- in einem Buch nachschlagen.to look something up in a book
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