Before you start
Meet ausgeben
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
aus- + geben
- aus-
- outward, away from oneself
- geben
- to give
You give money out from your possession.
So ausgeben means to spend; to pay out.
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 geben
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: aus·geben
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 gibt jeden Tag Geld aus.She spends money every day.
Subordinate clauseIch spare, weil ich wenig Geld ausgebe.I save because I spend little money.
Participle: ausgegebenzu-infinitive: auszugeben
Forms
How ausgeben changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gebe aus | gab aus |
| du | gibst aus | gabst aus |
| er/sie/es | gibt aus | gab aus |
| wir | geben aus | gaben aus |
| ihr | gebt aus | gabt aus |
| Sie | geben aus | gaben aus |
Partizip II ausgegeben · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich gebe heute wenig Geld aus.I’m spending little money today.prefix goes to the end
- 2Der Lehrer hat neue Hefte ausgegeben.The teacher handed out new notebooks.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wenn ich viel Geld ausgebe, kaufe ich nichts.If I spend a lot of money, I don’t buy anything.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
aus·geben + das Geld
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what you spend the money on.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I spent it on a newneu coatder Mantel, die Mäntel yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a studentder Student, die Studenten, I often spent my moneydas Geld on booksdas Buch, die Bücher.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stayed at homezu Hause because she had spent allganz her moneydas Geld.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The shopder Laden, die Läden where I spent my moneydas Geld on fooddas Essen was nearin der Nähe von the stationder Bahnhof, die Bahnhöfe.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must spend lessweniger moneydas Geld this summerder Sommer, die Sommer if we want to travelreisen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He savedsparen moneydas Geld to spend it on a bicycledas Fahrrad, die Fahrräder.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
What would you spend the moneydas Geld on if you wongewinnen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
aus·geben + das Geld + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the main-clause verb before its subject.
- 3Say what you spend the money on.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you usually spend money on?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the present tense.
- 2Say what you usually spend money on.