Before you start
Meet weggehen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
weg- + gehen
- weg-
- away from a place or person
- gehen
- to go, walk
You go away from where you are.
So weggehen means to leave; to go away.
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 gehen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
- ausgehento go out, assume
- eingehento deal with, give attention
- weitergehento go on
- angehento concern, go on
- zurückgehento go back, decrease
- umgehento treat, handle
- hingehento go there
- zugehento approach, close
Separable verb: weg·gehen
In a main clause the prefix weg splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseNach dem Essen gehe ich weg.I’m leaving after the meal.
Subordinate clauseIch bleibe hier, weil ich heute weggehe.I’m staying here because I’m leaving today.
Participle: weggegangenzu-infinitive: wegzugehen
Forms
How weggehen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gehe weg | ging weg |
| du | gehst weg | gingst weg |
| er/sie/es | geht weg | ging weg |
| wir | gehen weg | gingen weg |
| ihr | geht weg | gingt weg |
| Sie | gehen weg | gingen weg |
Partizip II weggegangen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich gehe jetzt weg.I’m leaving now.present, prefix at the end
- 2Sie ist schon weggegangen.She has already left.Perfekt with sein
- 3Ich muss früh weggehen.I have to leave early.modal verb with infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
weggehen + die Arbeit
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say when you leave work.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We went away without him.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the rainder Regen stoppedaufhören, we finallyendlich left.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She went away because she was tiredmüde.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who left yesterdaygestern is my neighborder Nachbar.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I have to leave now because the busder Bus is coming.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
My motherdie Mutter askedbitten me not to leave yetnoch.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did you leave so earlyfrüh?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
weggehen + der Film + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put its verb at the end.
- 3Use the Perfekt for leaving.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When do you usually leave home? Answer in one German sentence using the target verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using the target verb.