Dictionary preposition *uidh- aus

aus

Meanings

1.
off
(inactive)
Opposite (closest): an
2.
out of, from, out of
(For locations you can enter, including geographical things like cities, countries or regions. Goes with Dative.)
Opposite (closest): in
3.
out of, from, of
(Same idea of "origin" but for material something is made of. And also in a figurative sense for the "origin" of a deed ("aus Langeweile", "aus Ärger",...))

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German Prepositions Explained - "aus"

Vocab:

aus, raus, ausgehen, ausmachen, ausfallen, aussehen, ausziehen, ausstellen


The German prefix "aus" (and other words for "out")

Vocab:

aus, ausmachen, ausgehen, ausfallen, raus, draußen, außen, außer, äußerlich, äußern, veräußern


Word Family

Root: *uidh-

The core idea of this root was:

up, outward, away

It’s the origin of English out as well as German aus and the prefixes ur- and er-.

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Eduardo
Eduardo
1 year ago

Still no in depth page about aus?



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