Before you start
Meet hervorheben
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Meaning
- to emphasize, highlight
Build the meaning
hervor- + heben
- hervor-
- out and into prominence
- heben
- to lift
Lift something out so it stands out from the rest.
So hervorheben means to emphasize; to highlight.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Separable verb: hervor·heben
In a main clause the prefix hervor 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 hebt den Unterschied hervor.He points out the difference.
Subordinate clauseSie sagt, dass er den Unterschied hervorhebt.She says that he points out the difference.
Participle: hervorgehobenzu-infinitive: hervorzuheben
Forms
How hervorheben changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | hebe hervor | hob hervor |
| du | hebst hervor | hobst hervor |
| er/sie/es | hebt hervor | hob hervor |
| wir | heben hervor | hoben hervor |
| ihr | hebt hervor | hobt hervor |
| Sie | heben hervor | hoben hervor |
Partizip II hervorgehoben · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Lehrer hebt das Wort hervor.The teacher emphasizes the word.prefix goes to the end
- 2Sie hat den wichtigen Punkt hervorgehoben.She emphasized the important point.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass sie den Punkt hervorhebt.I know that she emphasizes the point.verb at the end after dass
Verb family
More verbs built on heben
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.