Before you start
Meet ausbilden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
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.
Verb family
More verbs built on bilden
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
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
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
ausbilden + der Betrieb + der Koch
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use an accusative pronoun for the person being trained.
- 3Say what profession the person is training for.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The companydie Firma trained her as a cookder Koch, die Köchin last yearletztes Jahr.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he was 18, the firmdie Firma trained him as a mechanicder Mechaniker.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is training him as a nursedie Pflegekraft because he wants to workarbeiten in a hospitaldas Krankenhaus.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who is training me works at my father's companydie Firma.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The schooldie Schule can train them as teachersder Lehrer, die Lehrer.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He hopes to be trained as a cookder Koch in his towndie Stadt.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Who trained you for your new jobder neue Beruf?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
ausbilden + der Betrieb + dass
Your challenge
- 1Start with a main clause expressing hope.
- 2Add a dass-clause.
- 3Use an accusative pronoun for the person being trained.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Would you like to train someone for a job one day?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence.
- 2Use ausbilden in the infinitive.
- 3Say what job you would train someone for.