Verb

gliedern

Translation

to structure, to organize, to arrange, to divide

Du musst deinen Aufsatz gut gliedern.

You have to structure your essay well.

Das Buch ist in Kapitel gegliedert.

The book is divided into chapters.

Der Tag gliedert sich in Arbeit und Freizeit.

The day is divided into work and leisure.

((sth.)) ((into sth.)) gliedern to divide sth. into sth. She divides the essay into three parts.

sichAkk ((into sth.)) gliedern to be divided into sth. The book is divided into ten chapters.

((sth.)) ((according to sth.)) gliedern to organize sth. according to sth. One can organize the animals according to species.

Synonyms: strukturieren (to structure), ordnen (to order), einteilen (to divide), aufteilen (to split up)

Derived from the noun 'Glied' (limb, member). It literally means 'to make members/parts' (Glieder).

Think of 'gliedern' as breaking a whole down into its logical parts, like dividing a body into its limbs ('Glieder').