Before you start
Meet abheben
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
ab- + heben
- ab-
- away or off from a surface or source
- heben
- to lift
Lift something away from its place or source.
So abheben means to lift off; to withdraw money.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Verb family
More verbs built on heben
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: ab·heben
In a main clause the prefix ab splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseDer Hubschrauber hebt langsam ab.The helicopter takes off slowly.
Subordinate clauseWir warten, bis der Hubschrauber abhebt.We wait until the helicopter takes off.
Participle: abgehobenzu-infinitive: abzuheben
Forms
How abheben changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | hebe ab | hob ab |
| du | hebst ab | hobst ab |
| er/sie/es | hebt ab | hob ab |
| wir | heben ab | hoben ab |
| ihr | hebt ab | hobt ab |
| Sie | heben ab | hoben ab |
Partizip II abgehoben · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Flugzeug hebt um neun Uhr ab.The plane takes off at nine.prefix goes to the end
- 2Ich habe am Automaten Geld abgehoben.I withdrew money from the ATM.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass sich die blaue Farbe gut abhebt.I see that the blue color stands out well.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
abheben + das Geld
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say where you withdraw the money.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I withdrew it yesterdaygestern and gavegeben it to her.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the planedas Flugzeug took off, we were stillnoch at the airportder Flughafen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She couldn't withdraw moneydas Geld because she had forgottenvergessen her carddie Karte.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The planedas Flugzeug that took off latespät arrivedankommen in the eveningder Abend.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must withdraw the moneydas Geld before the bankdie Bank closesschließen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He wentgehen to the bankdie Bank to withdraw moneydas Geld for his motherdie Mutter.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Where can I withdraw cashdas Bargeld?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
abheben + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the Perfekt for the plane's takeoff.
- 3Say that you are still waiting at the airport.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you usually withdraw money? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using the present tense.
- 2Say where you usually withdraw money.