Before you start
Meet ausführen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
aus- + führen
- aus-
- outward, or through to completion
- führen
- to lead or guide
Lead something through to completion, or lead a dog out for a walk.
So ausführen means to carry out; to walk (a dog).
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 führen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: aus·führen
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 clauseIch führe heute den Plan aus.I carry out the plan today.
Subordinate clauseSie freut sich, weil er den Plan ausführt.She is happy because he carries out the plan.
Participle: ausgeführtzu-infinitive: auszuführen
Forms
How ausführen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | führe aus | führte aus |
| du | führst aus | führtest aus |
| er/sie/es | führt aus | führte aus |
| wir | führen aus | führten aus |
| ihr | führt aus | führtet aus |
| Sie | führen aus | führten aus |
Partizip II ausgeführt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Er führt den Hund aus.He takes the dog for a walk.walking a dog
- 2Wir haben den Plan ausgeführt.We carried out the plan.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass er den Auftrag ausführt.She says that he carries out the task.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
ausführen + der Plan
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Plan as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I carried it out yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we carried out the plander Plan, die Pläne, our bossder Chef, die Chefs helped us.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is tiredmüde because she carried out the taskdie Aufgabe, die Aufgaben aloneallein.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The plan that they carried out was difficultschwierig.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must carry out the plan todayheute.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triesversuchen to carry out the plan without me.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you walk the dogder Hund, die Hunde before workdie Arbeit?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
ausführen + der Auftrag + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Add a main clause expressing a result or contrast.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What task have you carried out recently? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence in the Perfekt.
- 2Name something you carried out.