Before you start
Meet ausschließen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
aus- + schließen
- aus-
- out, keeping something outside
- schließen
- to close
Close something so that someone or something is kept out.
So ausschließen means to exclude; to rule 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 schließen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: aus·schließen
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 schließt den Nachbarn aus.She excludes the neighbor.
Subordinate clauseIch weiß, dass sie ihn ausschließt.I know that she is excluding him.
Participle: ausgeschlossenzu-infinitive: auszuschließen
Forms
How ausschließen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schließe aus | schloss aus |
| du | schließt aus | schlossest aus |
| er/sie/es | schließt aus | schloss aus |
| wir | schließen aus | schlossen aus |
| ihr | schließt aus | schlosst aus |
| Sie | schließen aus | schlossen aus |
Partizip II ausgeschlossen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Regel schließt Kinder aus.The rule excludes children.prefix goes to the end
- 2Der Arzt hat eine Krankheit ausgeschlossen.The doctor has ruled out an illness.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich glaube, dass die Gruppe ihn ausschließt.I think the group is excluding him.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
ausschließen + das Mitglied
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use das Mitglied as the accusative object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The clubder Verein excluded him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was illkrank, the teacherder Lehrer, die Lehrerin excluded her from the gamedas Spiel.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I ruled it out because the doordie Tür was still openoffen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The boyder Junge whom the coachder Trainer excluded from the teamdie Mannschaft is my neighborder Nachbar, die Nachbarin.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must not exclude them from the groupdie Gruppe.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She tried not to exclude him from the conversationdas Gespräch.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you rule out this possibilitydie Möglichkeit?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
ausschließen + der Schüler + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense in the main clause.
- 3Replace der Schüler with an accusative pronoun.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever excluded someone? Why? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the Perfekt.
- 2Give your reason in a weil-clause.