Before you start
Meet ausweisen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
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.
Verb family
More verbs built on weisen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
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
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
ausweisen + der Ausweis
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use a reflexive pronoun.
- 3Say what you use to identify yourself.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The policedie Polizei have expelled him from the countrydas Land.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the policedie Polizei checkedkontrollieren him, he showed them his IDder Ausweis.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She showed her IDder Ausweis because the hoteldas Hotel asked for it.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann whom the policedie Polizei expelled had lived here for yearsjahrelang.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
They must show their passportsder Pass, die Pässe at the airportder Flughafen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triedversuchen to show his IDder Ausweis at the hoteldas Hotel.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you identify yourself to the policedie Polizei?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
ausweisen + obwohl + der Ausweis
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put that clause's verb at the end.
- 3Say he has no ID with him but can identify himself.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When do you usually need to identify yourself?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Say when or where you need to identify yourself.