Before you start
Meet aussteigen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
aus- + steigen
- aus-
- outward, from inside to outside
- steigen
- to climb or step
You step or climb out of a vehicle or enclosed space.
So aussteigen means to get out or get off.
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 steigen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: aus·steigen
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 steigt an der nächsten Haltestelle aus.She gets off at the next stop.
Subordinate clause…, weil sie an der nächsten Haltestelle aussteigt.…, because she gets off at the next stop.
Participle: ausgestiegenzu-infinitive: auszusteigen
Forms
How aussteigen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | steige aus | stieg aus |
| du | steigst aus | stiegst aus |
| er/sie/es | steigt aus | stieg aus |
| wir | steigen aus | stiegen aus |
| ihr | steigt aus | stiegt aus |
| Sie | steigen aus | stiegen aus |
Partizip II ausgestiegen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich steige an der Schule aus.I get off at the school.present, prefix at the end
- 2Wir sind aus dem Auto ausgestiegen.We got out of the car.Perfekt with sein
- 3Wenn der Bus hier hält, steige ich aus.When the bus stops here, I get off.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
aussteigen + der Bus
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Bus as the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I got off at the wrongfalsch stopdie Haltestelle.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the trainder Zug stoppedanhalten, we got off.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She got off because she was illkrank.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The busder Bus that we got off was very oldalt.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must get off here.
Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I forgotvergessen to get off at my stopdie Haltestelle.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
At which stopdie Haltestelle did you get off?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
aussteigen + der Bus + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put its verb at the end.
- 3Say that you got off the bus despite the rain.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you usually get off when you take the bus?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the present tense.
- 2Use a wenn-clause.
- 3Say where you get off.