1. off, separation (In the sense of separation.)
2. starting (from) (In sense of location and time. More common for time in daily life when talking about a process starting in the future.)
3. downward
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We'll go over the important time prepositions in German (bis, seit, vor,...), see what they express and what common mistakes to avoid. With plenty of audio examples :)
Vocab:
vor, in, bis, seit, ab
Word Family
Root: *apo-
The core idea of this root was:
off, away
It’s still well preserved in the German word ab.
English offspring are of, off and after, as well ebb (the water is “away”).
And it’s also the origin of the words with the Latin prefix ab- and the branch around the Greek apo-.
Here’s a little (incomplete) overview:
- abnormal (away from normal)
- abdicate (“say away”)
- apology (“the speech that removes”)
- apocalypse (Originally: “taking the lid away” – it used to be about insights, not doom)
- aperitif (removing the cover, starting)
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