Before you start
Meet ausbilden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 2 meanings
- (transitive) to educate; to train; to instruct (for a job, skill)
- (ambitransitive) to develop; to shape; to design
Build the meaning
aus- + bilden
- aus-
- to completion, into a developed state
- bilden
- to form or shape
To form someone into a fully developed, skilled person.
So ausbilden means to train or educate.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Separable verb: aus·bilden
In a main clause the prefix aus splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseSie bildet ihren Sohn aus.She trains her son.
Subordinate clauseEr sagt, dass sie ihren Sohn ausbildet.He says that she is training her son.
Participle: ausgebildetzu-infinitive: auszubilden
Forms
How ausbilden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bilde aus | bildete aus |
| du | bildest aus | bildetest aus |
| er/sie/es | bildet aus | bildete aus |
| wir | bilden aus | bildeten aus |
| ihr | bildet aus | bildetet aus |
| Sie | bilden aus | bildeten aus |
Partizip II ausgebildet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Firma bildet junge Leute aus.The company trains young people.prefix goes to the end
- 2Die Schule hat ihn zum Lehrer ausgebildet.The school trained him to be a teacher.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wir lernen viel, weil der Chef neue Leute ausbildet.We learn a lot because the boss trains new people.verb at the end after weil
Verb family
More verbs built on bilden
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.