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"German Prefix Verbs"
Learning German without prefix verbs is like drawing with only lines… pointless. Wow, that was bad. But the stuff in this category is awesome. All about prefix verbs and prefixes, what they mean, how they work and the differences between aufmachen and raufmachen and all the others…
This archive is under construction at the moment (February 2019).So it might be a bit buggy here and there. But I am working on it.
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We all know, German is full of exceptions. Today, we'll look the German word for it and learn about the prefix verb it comes from.
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die Ausnahme, ausnehmen, rausnehmen, ausnahmsweise, ausgenommen
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A good "Ausrede" is what you need if you haven't done your homework. Today, we'll learn what it is, how it's different to Entschuldigung and some more good stuff :)
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die Ausrede, die Entschuldigung, (sich) entschuldigen, ausreden (lassen), sich rausreden
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A fun look at "brauchen" (to need), its prefix versions and how to use (or not use) "brauchen" with verbs. Also: some really cool relations to English and other languages.
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brauchen, verbrauchen, der Brauch, der Bedarf, Gebrauchsanweisung
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A fun look at the verb "deuten" and all the related words like "bedeuten" or "deutlich". And at the surprising origin of the word "deutsch" itself
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Enttäuschung is disappointment. Täuschung is deception. Today, we'll learn why this makes perfect sense, how to be disappointed in German and what that has to do with trading.
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die Enttäuschung, enttäuschen, tauschen, täuschen, handeln
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A fascinating boat ride along the stream of German Fluss-words #usefulAF. Also: surprising connections to English - I’m just saying flood, influence and flight ;)
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der Fluss, flüssig, überflüssig, der Einfluss, beeinflussen, fließen, fliegen, fliehen,
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A fun look at the German prefix verb "ablaufen" and how it connects a sink, a conference and old milk.
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ablaufen, abgelaufen, der Ablauf, der
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So stuff opening up and (certain stuff) rising. Those are the two bread and butter meanings of aufgehen. But there are a few others that are also good to know. In combination with plans or tactics, aufgehen can express the idea of working out.
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A fun look at the meanings of "auflegen" and what dj-ing has to do with making phone calls and newspapers.
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A fun look at the various meanings of "ausgehen" and why "to go out" is actually "rausgehen".
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Aushalten (stand, bear, deal, tolerate, put up with) is where all the huge amorphous multidimensional meaning clouds intersect.
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Aussetzen has an eclectic set of translations: Expose, suspend, plant, criticize, maroon, skip. Placing "outside" in some way is the core idea, though.
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Eingehen - to shrink, arrive, agree, wither - it’s all over the place. Eingehen is also used for being unchallenged/bored or to go in on some sort of deal.
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A quick look at the meaning of "das Einkommen" and why the verb "einkommen" absolutely doesn't mean "to come in" (and what does) :)
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das Einkommen, reinkommen
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A fun look at the meaning of "lenken", the difference to "steuern" and how that relates to the German word for "to distract".
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lenken, der Lenker, ablenken, das Gelenk, das Lenkrad
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A quick look at "angeben" and how bragging is connected to bureaucracy, hearsay. And tennis.
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angeben, die Angabe(n), angeblich, der Angeber
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A quick look at "aufmachen" and why it doesn't only mean "to open". Also: a look at the secret behind the r-verion and the super useful "raufmachen".
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We'll learn about "raten" and why it is guessing and giving advice at the same time. Also: lots of really useful prefix versions and other nice words.
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raten, der Rat, beraten, verraten, erraten, das Rätsel
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"Raum" is the German brother of "room" and the nouns and verbs based on it fill up a big room. Today, we'll go in and tidy up a the chaos :)
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der Raum, Raum-, das Zimmer, räumen, aufräumen, umräumen
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A thrilling look at the meanings of ‘die Spannung’ its many related verbs and the low down on how to say ‘relaxed’ and ‘excited’ in German.Also: surprise relations to English.
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die Spannung, gespannt, spannend, die Anspannung, entspannen
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A Taste is a key. Boring. But that's not all. Also on the menu: have a riveting look at the family, stunning relations to English and lots of new cool verbs.
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die Taste, die Tastatur, abtasten, tasten, anfassen, berühren
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A fun look at "aufhören" . We'll learn when to use it, what the difference is to "anhalten", and why the heck it means "to stop". And it actually makes sense...
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A quick look at the meaning of "vorgehen" and why it has the three meanings it has.
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vorgehen, der Vorgang, das Vorgehen, hervorgehen aus
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A fun look at "weich", why it means soft and what it has to do with dodging a snowball, soaking beans and changing paths.
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weich, weichen, die Weiche, ausweichen, einweichen, abweichen
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A fun look at the meaning of the super common German word "überlegen" and how to use it. With loads of every day examples.
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