{"id":1426,"date":"2010-12-09T14:41:01","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T14:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2010-11-16T23:42:19","modified_gmt":"2010-11-16T23:42:19","slug":"separable-verbs-ii-prepositions-as-prefixes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/separable-verbs-ii-prepositions-as-prefixes\/","title":{"rendered":"Separable Verbs II: Prepositions as prefixes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Separable verbs can be separated because they consist of two independent words, that is, they consist of the core verb<\/em> and a particular prefix. The prefix is always either: a preposition<\/strong>, an adverb<\/strong> or an adjective<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the list below, you can find one example verb for every prepositional prefix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. ab- :<\/p>\n

2. an- :<\/p>\n

3. auf- :<\/p>\n

4. aus- :<\/p>\n

5. bei- :<\/p>\n

6. mit- :<\/p>\n

7. vor- :<\/p>\n

8. zu- :<\/p>\n

9. nach- :<\/td>\n

ab<\/strong>fahren (to leave, to depart)<\/p>\n

an<\/strong>rufen (to call)<\/p>\n

auf<\/strong>stehen (to get up, to stand up)<\/p>\n

aus<\/strong>denken (to imagine, to make up)<\/p>\n

bei<\/strong>f\u00fcgen (to enclose, to attach, to add)<\/p>\n

mit<\/strong>singen (to sing along)<\/p>\n

vor<\/strong>stellen (to imagine, to introduce)<\/p>\n

zu<\/strong>h\u00f6ren (to listen)<\/p>\n

nach<\/strong>schauen (to look up; to check)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

When you want to use a separable verb in a sentence, all you have to do is to remove the prepositional prefix from the verb, conjugate the core verb according to person, number, mood, and tense, and then move the preposition to the end of the sentence.<\/p>\n

Here are some example sentences in the present tense and the preterit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
abfahren:<\/p>\n

Der Zug f\u00e4hrt<\/strong> jetzt ab<\/strong>. \u2013 The train is departing now.<\/p>\n

Der Zug fuhr<\/strong> gestern ab<\/strong>. \u2013 The train departed yesterday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
anrufen:<\/p>\n

Ich rufe<\/strong> Dich morgen an<\/strong>. \u2013 I will call you tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Ich rief<\/strong> Dich gestern an<\/strong>. \u2013 I called you yesterday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
beif\u00fcgen:<\/p>\n

Sie f\u00fcgt<\/strong> dem Brief ein Foto bei<\/strong>. \u2013 She is adding a photo to the letter.<\/p>\n

Sie f\u00fcgte<\/strong> dem Brief ein Foto bei<\/strong>. \u2013 She added a photo to the letter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
zuh\u00f6ren:<\/p>\n

Wir h\u00f6ren<\/strong> ihm zu<\/strong>. \u2013 We are listening to him.<\/p>\n

Wir h\u00f6rten<\/strong> ihm zu<\/strong>. \u2013 We listened to him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For the Perfekt<\/em>, Plusquamperfekt<\/em>, and Futur II<\/em>, you need the Partizip II<\/em>. Forming the Partizip II <\/em>is very easy. All you have to do is to insert the affix -ge- between the prepositional prefix and the core verb. When you use the Partizip II<\/em> you do not have to conjugate the verb because it exists only in one form. Compare the these example sentences:<\/p>\n

1. Ich habe dich gestern ange<\/strong>rufen. \u2013 I called you yesterday.<\/p>\n

2. Wir haben dich gestern ange<\/strong>rufen. \u2013 We called you.<\/p>\n

3. Er hat sie gestern ange<\/strong>rufen. \u2013 He called her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Separable verbs can be separated because they consist of two independent words, that is, they consist of the core verb and a particular prefix. The prefix is always either: a preposition, an adverb or an adjective. In the list below, you can find one example verb for every prepositional prefix. 1. ab- : 2. an-…<\/p>\n

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