Before you start
Meet ausziehen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
aus- + ziehen
- aus-
- outward, or away from the body
- ziehen
- to pull
Pulling outward can mean moving out of a place or pulling clothes off the body.
So ausziehen means to move out; to undress or take off clothes.
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 ziehen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: aus·ziehen
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 clauseWir ziehen heute aus.We’re moving out today.
Subordinate clauseIch helfe dir, weil du ausziehst.I’m helping you because you’re moving out.
Participle: ausgezogenzu-infinitive: auszuziehen
Forms
How ausziehen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | ziehe aus | zog aus |
| du | ziehst aus | zogst aus |
| er/sie/es | zieht aus | zog aus |
| wir | ziehen aus | zogen aus |
| ihr | zieht aus | zogt aus |
| Sie | ziehen aus | zogen aus |
Partizip II ausgezogen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich ziehe nächsten Monat aus.I’m moving out next month.prefix goes to the end
- 2Sie hat ihre Schuhe ausgezogen.She took off her shoes.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du kannst deine Jacke ausziehen.You can take off your jacket.infinitive after modal
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
ausziehen + der Mantel
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that you take off der Mantel.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I took it off because I was too warmwarm.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we moved out, our friendsder Freund, die Freunde helped us.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We moved out because our apartmentdie Wohnung was too smallklein.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who moved out lives nearin der Nähe us.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She wants to take off her coatder Mantel.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He plans to move out next monthnächsten Monat.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When did you move out of your parents’ homedas Elternhaus?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
ausziehen + obwohl + die Wohnung
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the target verb in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you take off when you get home?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause.
- 2Say what you would take off using Konjunktiv II.