listet

Listet is a German verb form related to the separable verb auflisten, meaning to enumerate or itemize. In standard present-tense use, listet is the third-person singular form, with the prefix auf separated in main clauses: Er listet die Gründe auf. The corresponding forms include ich liste auf, du listest auf, er listet auf, wir listen auf, ihr listet auf, sie listen auf, Sie listen auf.

Etymology and formation: The noun Liste (the list) exists in German and is derived from older European sources, with influences from French liste or Italian lista via Latin lista. The verb auflisten is a productive modern construction formed from the prefix auf- attached to the base related to Liste, used to express the act of creating or presenting a list of items.

Usage and context: Auflisten is commonly used in documentation, journalism, editing, programming, and business to indicate the act of listing items, names, options, or steps. Because the prefix is separable, sentence structure places auf at the end in simple main clauses, e.g., Wir listen die Punkte auf. In subordinate clauses or with different word order, the placement may vary, but the meaning remains the same: to present items in a sequence.

Examples: Er listet die Teilnehmer auf. Sie listet die Vor- und Nachteile auf. Die Checkliste listet alle erforderlichen Schritte auf.

See also: Liste, Auflisten, Liste (data structures in computing).

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