Before you start
Meet herausgeben
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 3 meanings
- (transitive) to give/take/put something out of something (in direction towards the speaker)
- (transitive) to hand over, to give, to restitute, to disclose
- (transitive) to release, to publish, to issue
Build the meaning
heraus- + geben
- heraus-
- outward from inside or from a source toward the speaker or a shared point of view
- geben
- to give
You give something out from a source, whether releasing it to the public or handing it to someone.
So herausgeben means to publish or issue; to hand out; to give change.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Separable verb: heraus·geben
In a main clause the prefix heraus splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseDer Autor gibt heute sein Buch heraus.The author is publishing his book today.
Subordinate clauseIch hoffe, dass sie das Buch herausgibt.I hope that she publishes the book.
Participle: herausgegebenzu-infinitive: herauszugeben
Forms
How herausgeben changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gebe heraus | gab heraus |
| du | gibst heraus | gabst heraus |
| er/sie/es | gibt heraus | gab heraus |
| wir | geben heraus | gaben heraus |
| ihr | gebt heraus | gabt heraus |
| Sie | geben heraus | gaben heraus |
Partizip II herausgegeben · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Verlag gibt ein neues Buch heraus.The publisher is publishing a new book.prefix goes to the end
- 2Die Lehrerin hat die Blätter herausgegeben.The teacher handed out the papers.Perfekt with haben
- 3Kannst du mir zwei Euro herausgeben?Can you give me two euros in change?modal verb with infinitive
Verb family
More verbs built on geben
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.