zu|schlagen
Translation
to slam shut, to strike, to jump at (an offer), to assign
Examples
Die Tür ist zugeschlagen.
The door has slammed shut.
Er hat bei dem Angebot sofort zugeschlagen.
He immediately jumped at the offer.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((zu))schlagen to slam sth. shut To schlag a door zu.
bei sth. ((zu))schlagen to jump at sth. Bei this offer you have to zuschlagen.
Similar Words
zuknallen (to slam shut); Antonyms: aufmachen (to open)
Etymology
From `zu-` (shut, closed) and `schlagen` (to hit, strike). Literally 'to hit shut'.
Memory Tips
Picture 'hitting' (schlagen) a door 'shut' (zu). For the meaning 'to jump at', think of an auctioneer's hammer 'hitting' the block to 'close' the deal.