Before you start
Meet ausführen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 7 meanings
- to take (a pet, especially a dog) for a walk
- (chiefly dated) to take (people, especially a woman) to a restaurant, on a date etc.
- to export (sell to another country)
- to carry out, execute, perform, realize
- (computing) to execute, run
- to treat or explain in detail, to elaborate on
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.
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
Verb family
More verbs built on führen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.