Before you start
Meet auswirken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
aus- + wirken
- aus-
- outward, into its effects or results
- wirken
- to act or have an effect
What acts outward shows its effect in the result.
So auswirken means to have an effect; to affect.
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·wirken
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 clauseDie lange Fahrt wirkt sich auf mich aus.The long journey affects me.
Subordinate clauseSie sagt, dass sich die Arbeit auf ihre Zeit auswirkt.She says that the work affects her time.
Participle: ausgewirktzu-infinitive: auszuwirken
Forms
How auswirken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | wirke mich aus | wirkte mich aus |
| du | wirkst dich aus | wirktest dich aus |
| er/sie/es | wirkt sich aus | wirkte sich aus |
| wir | wirken uns aus | wirkten uns aus |
| ihr | wirkt euch aus | wirktet euch aus |
| Sie | wirken sich aus | wirkten sich aus |
Partizip II ausgewirkt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die neue Regel wirkt sich auf viele Menschen aus.The new rule affects many people.present, prefix at the end
- 2Das Wetter hat sich auf unsere Reise ausgewirkt.The weather affected our trip.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich bleibe zu Hause, weil sich der Lärm auf meinen Schlaf auswirkt.I stay at home because the noise affects my sleep.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich auswirken + der Lärm + der Schlaf
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Lärm as the subject and say what it affects.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The loudlaut musicdie Musik has affected me a lotstark.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I livedwohnen in the citydie Stadt, die Städte, the trafficder Verkehr affected my sleepder Schlaf a lot.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stayedbleiben homezu Hause because the coldkalt weatherdas Wetter affected her healthdie Gesundheit.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The roomdas Zimmer, die Zimmer that affects the childrendas Kind, die Kinder moststark is very smallklein.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Screensder Bildschirm, die Bildschirme can affect children'sdas Kind, die Kinder sleepder Schlaf, so they should stop using them earlyfrüh.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We try to reduceverringern the noiseder Lärm so it affects the babydas Baby, die Babys lessweniger.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
How does the weatherdas Wetter affect your plansder Plan, die Pläne todayheute?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich auswirken + der Stress + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense and say what stress affects.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
How does screen time affect your sleep? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one personal sentence in the present tense.
- 2Say how screen time affects your sleep.