Before you start
Meet auswerten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
aus- + werten
- aus-
- outward, bringing something to its usable result
- werten
- to value or assess
You assess the information and draw out what it shows.
So auswerten means to evaluate or analyze.
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·werten
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 clauseEr wertet die Ergebnisse am Abend aus.He evaluates the results in the evening.
Subordinate clauseSie bleibt hier, weil sie die Daten auswertet.She stays here because she is analyzing the data.
Participle: ausgewertetzu-infinitive: auszuwerten
Forms
How auswerten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | werte aus | wertete aus |
| du | wertest aus | wertetest aus |
| er/sie/es | wertet aus | wertete aus |
| wir | werten aus | werteten aus |
| ihr | wertet aus | wertetet aus |
| Sie | werten aus | werteten aus |
Partizip II ausgewertet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich werte die Antworten heute aus.I evaluate the answers today.present, prefix at the end
- 2Wir haben den Test gestern ausgewertet.We evaluated the test yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie kann die Zahlen später auswerten.She can analyze the numbers later.infinitive after modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
auswerten + die Ergebnisse
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Ergebnisse as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I evaluated it yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the classder Unterricht was overvorbei, we evaluated the resultsdas Ergebnis, die Ergebnisse.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stayedbleiben latelange because she evaluated the numbersdie Zahl, die Zahlen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The reportder Bericht that he evaluated was on my deskder Schreibtisch.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must evaluate the answersdie Antwort, die Antworten todayheute.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He has no timedie Zeit to evaluate the datadie Daten.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you evaluate my testder Test tomorrowmorgen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
auswerten + die Zahlen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Evaluate die Zahlen in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you usually evaluate at work?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence in the present tense.
- 2Say what you evaluate at work using the target verb.