Before you start
Meet ausweisen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 5 meanings
- (transitive) to expel, to banish (from a country)
- (transitive) to designate, to demarcate (an area as/for something) [with als]
- (transitive) to identify someone as something [with als]
- (transitive, finance) show, display
- (reflexive) to prove one's identity
Build the meaning
aus- + weisen
- aus-
- outward or away
- weisen
- to show or direct
You show outward proof of who you are, or direct someone out.
So ausweisen means to identify oneself; to expel or deport.
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·weisen
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 weise mich am Eingang aus.I show my ID at the entrance.
Subordinate clauseEr bleibt draußen, weil er sich ausweist.He stays outside because he is showing his ID.
Participle: ausgewiesenzu-infinitive: auszuweisen
Forms
How ausweisen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | weise aus | wies aus |
| du | weist aus | wiesest aus |
| er/sie/es | weist aus | wies aus |
| wir | weisen aus | wiesen aus |
| ihr | weist aus | wiest aus |
| Sie | weisen aus | wiesen aus |
Partizip II ausgewiesen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Mann weist sich mit seinem Pass aus.The man identifies himself with his passport.prefix goes to the end
- 2Die Polizei hat den Mann ausgewiesen.The police expelled the man.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie fragt, ob ich mich ausweisen kann.She asks whether I can show my ID.verb at the end after ob
Verb family
More verbs built on weisen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.