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Meet abweichen

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ab- + weichen

ab-
away from a point, path, or standard
weichen
to give way or move aside

Something moves away from the expected path or standard.

So abweichen means to deviate; to differ.

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 weichen

Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.

Separable verb: ab·weichen

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 clauseDie Straße weicht nach links ab.The road turns off to the left.
Subordinate clauseIch glaube, dass der Weg nach links abweicht.I think that the path turns off to the left.
Participle: abgewichenzu-infinitive: abzuweichen
Forms

How abweichen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichweiche abwich ab
duweichst abwichst ab
er/sie/esweicht abwich ab
wirweichen abwichen ab
ihrweicht abwicht ab
Sieweichen abwichen ab

Partizip II abgewichen · Perfekt with sein

Three examples

  1. 1
    Der Weg weicht hier nach rechts ab.The path turns off to the right here.prefix goes to the end
  2. 2
    Seine Antwort ist vom Plan abgewichen.His answer differed from the plan.Perfekt with sein
  3. 3
    Ich sehe, dass der Preis vom alten Preis abweicht.I see that the price differs from the old price.verb at the end after dass