Separable verbs
arbeiten
Meanings: work; labour
Verb type: weak
ab·arbeiten | work off; (sich) -> work like a slave |
auf·arbeiten | get through; use up; (Erkenntnisse) consolidate |
ein·arbeiten | train; (sich) -> familiarize |
empor·arbeiten | (sich) -> work one’s way up |
mit·arbeiten | cooperate |
bauen
Meanings: build, erect
Verb type: weak
ab·bauen | dismantle, disassemble; extract (resources) |
an·bauen | cultivate, grow, raise |
auf·bauen | build up |
aus·bauen | expand, enlarge; strengthen; dismantle, remove |
ein·bauen | install, mount; integrate, incorporate |
bereiten
Meanings: prepare
Verb type: weak
vor·bereiten | prepare |
zu·bereiten | cook |
bieten
Meanings: offer, present; provide
Verb type: strong
an·bieten | offer; provide |
dar·bieten | present; perform |
bilden
Meanings: form; make, produce; build (abstract); generate
Verb type: weak
ab·bilden | portray, depict; map |
aus·bilden | train, educate; develop |
ein·bilden | (sich) -> imagine |
bleiben
Meanings: stay, remain
Verb type: strong
auf·bleiben | stay up (late) |
zurück·bleiben | remain behind |
blicken
Meanings: glance, peek
Verb type: weak
herein·blicken | look in |
hinaus·blicken | look out |
weg·blicken | look away |
zurück·blicken | look back |
brechen
Meanings: break; violate
Verb type: strong
ab·brechen | interrupt, cancel, abort; truncate |
auf·brechen | break; set out, set forth |
ein·brechen | break in; collapse |
heraus·brechen | break out; wrench out |
bringen
Meanings: bring; take; accompany; cause
Verb type: mixed
an·bringen | affix, attach; mount, install; put up |
heimbringen·bringen | take home |
her·bringen | bring |
heraus·bringen | publish, bring out; produce |
hervor·bringen | create; put forth |
mit·bringen | bring, bring along |
vor·bringen | state; put forward, suggest |
wieder·bringen | bring back |
zurück·bringen | bring back |
decken
Meanings: cover
Verb type: weak
auf·decken | uncover; reveal, detect |
zu·decken | cover |
denken
Meanings: think
Verb type: mixed
aus·denken | come up with, invent; make up |
hinein·denken | (sich) -> try to understand sb's situation |
hinzu·denken | imagine |
nach·denken | ponder, meditate |
vor·denken | think ahead |
weg·denken | think sth away |
zurück·denken | think back, reminisce |
dürfen
Meanings: may, be allowed
Verb type: modal
herauf·dürfen | be allowed up |
weg·dürfen | be allowed to go |
fahren
Meanings: drive; go (by car, ...); ride
Verb type: strong
ab·fahren | leave |
fest·fahren | get stuck; reach a deadlock |
heim·fahren | drive home |
hin·fahren | drive there; take there (by car, ...) |
nach·fahren | drive after |
vor·fahren | drive in front |
weg·fahren | drive away |
fallen
Meanings: fall; drop, decline
Verb type: strong
ab·fallen | drop; drop off, drop away |
aus·fallen | fail, malfunction; turn out, result; fall out (hair) |
ein·fallen | come to the mind |
hereinfallen·fallen | fall in; taken in |
vor·fallen | occur, happen |
weg·fallen | cease; be cancelled |
fassen
Meanings: grasp, catch; understand
Verb type: mixed
ab·fassen | draft, formulate; write |
an·fassen | touch, feel |
ein·fassen | edge, surround |
finden
Meanings: find; think
Verb type: strong
heim·finden | find one's way home |
her·finden | find one's way here |
heraus·finden | discover, find |
hin·finden | find one’s way there |
statt·finden | take place, be held |
fügen
Meanings: add; join
Verb type: weak
an·fügen | append, add; attach, enclose |
bei·fügen | append, add; attach, enclose |
hinzu·fügen | append, add |
führen
Meanings: manage; lead
Verb type: weak
auf·führen | perform (on stage), enact |
aus·führen | perform (a task), carry out; export; take sb out |
ein·führen | introduce; import; implement; initiate, launch |
herbei·führen | cause, bring about |
füllen
Meanings: fill; pad
Verb type: weak
aus·füllen | fill out; fill in |
nach·füllen | refill |
geben
Meanings: give
Verb type: strong
ab·geben | deliver |
auf·geben | hand in; (task) set, give; abandon, quit |
aus·geben | spend; distribute |
ein·geben | enter; put in; inspire |
frei·geben | release, free; enable; share |
her·geben | give back; give away |
heraus·geben | hand out; give back, return; give change |
hin·geben | devote |
nach·geben | yield; give way, collapse |
zu·geben | admit, confess |
gehen
Meanings: go; walk; work; be possible
Verb type: strong
auf·gehen | rise, dawn; become clear |
aus·gehen | go out; malfunction; finish |
heim·gehen | walk home |
hervor·gehen | come from; emerge from |
hin·gehen | walk there |
hinauf·gehen | go up |
hinüber·gehen | walk across; cross; pass away |
los·gehen | leave |
vor·gehen | go first; go forward |
voran·gehen | walk at the head; go ahead |
vorbei·gehen | pass, pass by |
vorüber·gehen | end; pass |
weg·gehen | walk away, leave |
greifen
Meanings: grab, grasp
Verb type: strong
ab·greifen | thumb |
an·greifen | attack; corrode |
vor·greifen | anticipate |
haben
Meanings: have, own
Verb type: auxiliary
an·haben | wear |
gut·haben | have credit for |
teil·haben | participate, take part |
vor·haben | plan; mean, intend |
wahr·haben | believe |
halten
Meanings: hold; stop
Verb type: strong
an·halten | stop; continue; encourage |
aus·halten | withstand, endure, bear |
fest·halten | hold; cherish |
frei·halten | pay for everything; keep clear |
stand·halten | withstand, resist |
still·halten | keep still |
vor·halten | hold sth in front of sb; reproach sb with sth |
zurück·halten | hold back; restrain |
heben
Meanings: lift; raise
Verb type: strong
ab·heben | withdraw; take off (plane); lift |
auf·heben | cancel, lift; abolish; pick up |
empor·heben | lift up, lift |
hervor·heben | highlight; emphasize |
helfen
Meanings: help, support, assist
Verb type: strong
nach·helfen | help |
herab·helfen | help sb down |
herunter·helfen | help sb down |
hinauf·helfen | help sb up |
holen
Meanings: get, fetch; call for
Verb type: weak
ab·holen | fetch; pick up |
auf·holen | make up for; catch up on |
her·holen | fetch, get |
zurück·holen | fetch back, get back |
hören
Meanings: hear; listen; listen to; learn
Verb type: weak
ab·hören | intercept, eavesdrop |
an·hören | listen to, hear |
auf·hören | stop, cease |
mit·hören | overhear; listen to |
zu·hören | listen to |
kaufen
Meanings: buy, purchase
Verb type: weak
ein·kaufen | shop |
los·kaufen | ransom |
kommen
Meanings: come; arrive; get
Verb type: strong
an·kommen | arrive; depend |
heraus·kommen | come out; appear; emerge |
herüber·kommen | come over (this way) |
herunter·kommen | come down |
hin·kommen | come there |
los·kommen | get away; give up |
nach·kommen | comply, fulfill; follow |
voran·kommen | progress effortlessly |
weg·kommen | get away, get lost |
laden
Meanings: load
Verb type: strong
ab·laden | unload |
auf·laden | load; charge (battery) |
ein·laden | invite; load |
vor·laden | cite; summon |
laufen
Meanings: walk fast, run; function, work; tick, pass
Verb type: strong
ab·laufen | run out (time); expire |
an·laufen | start; run |
nach·laufen | run after |
lassen
Meanings: let, leave
Verb type: strong
an·lassen | start |
aus·lassen | skip, omit |
frei·lassen | release, free; loose |
herab·lassen | lower, let down; deign to talk |
los·lassen | release, let go |
nach·lassen | diminish, lessen |
vorbei·lassen | let pass |
weg·lassen | omit; let go |
legen
Meanings: lay, put down
Verb type: weak
ab·legen | put down, drop |
an·legen | apply; land |
aus·legen | interpret; design; disburse |
bei·legen | attach, enclose |
dar·legen | state; clarify; exhibit |
ein·legen | insert |
fest·legen | establish; set; schedule |
hin·legen | lay down; (sich) -> lie down |
los·legen | get started; get going |
still·legen | shut down |
zurück·legen | travel; put aside; lay back |
machen
Meanings: make, create; do; prepare
Verb type: weak
auf·machen | open |
aus·machen | turn off, put out; matter |
fest·machen | fasten. tie up; tether |
frei·machen | free; undress |
gut·machen | rectify |
mit·machen | participate, get involved |
nach·machen | copy; imitate |
vor·machen | demonstrate |
zu·machen | close, shut; seal |
müssen
Meanings: must; have to
Verb type: modal
herauf·müssen | have to go up |
hin·müssen | have to go there |
weg·müssen | have to go |
nehmen
Meanings: take; select; choose; accept
Verb type: strong
ab·nehmen | lose weight; decrease, decline; take off, take away |
an·nehmen | accept; assume, believe |
auf·nehmen | take a picture; welcome; react to |
ein·nehmen | take, earn; capture, occupy |
fest·nehmen | put under arrest |
heraus·nehmen | take out; remove |
hin·nehmen | endure, tolerate, suffer |
mit·nehmen | take along |
teil·nehmen | participate, take part; witness, attend |
vor·nehmen | (sich) -> plan; deal with |
vorweg·nehmen | anticipate |
wahr·nehmen | take notice of; keep; take advantage of |
zu·nehmen | gain weight; grow, expand |
zurück·nehmen | take back; retract |
packen
Meanings: pack; wrap
Verb type: weak
ab·packen | pack up, package; unload, discharge |
aus·packen | unpack; unwrap |
ein·packen | pack (up); wrap (up) |
passen
Meanings: fit; match; suit, be suitable
Verb type: weak
an·passen | adapt, adjust |
hinein·passen | fit in |
rechnen
Meanings: calculate, reckon; estimate
Verb type: weak
an·rechnen | credit; take into account |
nach·rechnen | check the calculation, recalculate |
reichen
Meanings: reach; be enough; pass, hand
Verb type: weak
aus·reichen | suffice, be enough |
ein·reichen | hand, submit, file |
reden
Meanings: talk
Verb type: weak
an·reden | address, speak to |
auf·reden | talk sb into accepting sth |
aus·reden | finish speaking |
hinein·reden | interrupt; interfere |
mit·reden | have one's say too |
nach·reden | repeat, echo |
rufen
Meanings: call
Verb type: strong
ab·rufen | call away |
an·rufen | to phone |
auf·rufen | to call somebody's name |
aus·rufen | cry, shout |
hervor·rufen | give rise to; bring about |
sagen
Meanings: say; tell; mean
Verb type: weak
ab·sagen | cancel, call off; undo |
an·sagen | announce; introduce; declare |
aus·sagen | state; testify; claim |
voraus·sagen | forecast; predict, foretell |
wahr·sagen | tell fortunes; prophesy |
schalten
Meanings: switch, turn; operate, control
Verb type: weak
ab·schalten | switch off, turn off; disconnect, cut off |
an·schalten | switch on, turn on; connect |
aus·schalten | switch off, turn off; disconnect |
ein·schalten | switch on, turn on; insert |
schauen
Meanings: look; watch; see
Verb type: weak
an·schauen | look at |
herein·schauen | look in |
zu·schauen | watch |
schicken
Meanings: send
Verb type: weak
ab·schicken | send off, dispatch |
an·schicken | to get ready |
aus·schicken | send off, dispatch |
ein·schicken | send in |
voraus·schicken | send ahead; mention first |
weg·schicken | send away; send off, dispatch |
schlagen
Meanings: beat, hit; strike; defeat
Verb type: strong
nach·schlagen | look up (in a book) |
vor·schlagen | propose |
zu·schlagen | close; slam; add |
schließen
Meanings: shut, close; lock
Verb type: strong
ab·schließen | conclude; end, complete; lock |
an·schließen | join, connect; attach |
auf·schließen | open; unlock; dissolve |
aus·schließen | exclude |
ein·schließen | enclose; confine |
schreiben
Meanings: write
Verb type: strong
ab·schreiben | copy; write off |
auf·schreiben | write down, make a note of |
ein·schreiben | enroll; send by registered mail |
gut·schreiben | credit |
mit·schreiben | write down, make notes of |
zu·schreiben | attribute to; impute to |
sehen
Meanings: see; look; meet; look after
Verb type: strong
an·sehen | look at, view |
aus·sehen | appear, look, seem |
ein·sehen | understand, realize, accept |
hin·sehen | look there |
nach·sehen | gaze after; inspect, check; overlook |
vor·sehen | schedule, plan; (sich) -> be careful, watch out |
wieder·sehen | see again, meet again |
setzen
Meanings: sit; set; plant; settle
Verb type: weak
ab·setzen | overthrow; sell |
aus·setzen | suspend; abandon |
fest·setzen | set; appoint; determine |
herab·setzen | reduce, diminish |
herauf·setzen | raise, increase |
voraus·setzen | require; assume, expect |
sitzen
Meanings: sit
Verb type: strong
herum·sitzen | sit round |
still·sitzen | sit still |
sprechen
Meanings: speak; talk; say
Verb type: strong
an·sprechen | speak to |
aus·sprechen | pronounce; express |
frei·sprechen | acquit; exonerate |
los·sprechen | release |
stehen
Meanings: stand; be written; be
Verb type: strong
an·stehen | stand in a queue |
auf·stehen | stand up, get up |
bei·stehen | stand by, assist |
frei·stehen | be allowed; be vacant |
still·stehen | stand still |
steigen
Meanings: rise, go up; climb; increase
Verb type: strong
aus·steigen | get out; get off |
ein·steigen | board, get on; get in |
empor·steigen | rise |
um·steigen | change, switch (transport) |
stellen
Meanings: put; place; provide
Verb type: weak
auf·stellen | put up; establish; set up |
aus·stellen | exhibit |
dar·stellen | show; present; depict |
ein·stellen | put in; employ, hire, appoint; shelve |
fest·stellen | ascertain; determine; realize |
her·stellen | make, produce |
heraus·stellen | highlight; emphasize |
hin·stellen | put down |
nach·stellen | adjust; reset; be after, chase (sb) |
vor·stellen | put forward; introduce; imagine, portray |
voran·stellen | prefix; put first |
zu·stellen | deliver |
stimmen
Meanings: tune; be right
Verb type: weak
ab·stimmen | vote; tune; (sich) -> come to an agreement |
an·stimmen | play; intone |
ein·stimmen | tune up |
zu·stimmen | to agree with; to consent to |
suchen
Meanings: seek, look for, search for
Verb type: weak
aus·suchen | choose, select |
heim·suchen | haunt, infest |
teilen
Meanings: divide, split; share
Verb type: weak
ab·teilen | partition |
aus·teilen | handout, distribute |
mit·teilen | inform, communicate |
zu·teilen | assign; allocate |
tragen
Meanings: take; hold, carry; wear
Verb type: strong
aus·tragen | deliver; resolve; hold |
bei·tragen | contribute |
ein·tragen | register; enter (info) |
herum·tragen | carry around |
weg·tragen | carry away, take away |
treiben
Meanings: drive; push; drift; practice, do
Verb type: strong
aus·treiben | drive out |
ein·treiben | collect; drive in |
treten
Meanings: step; walk; go; move
Verb type: strong
ab·treten | hand over; retire; abdicate; exit (stage) |
aus·treten | come out; leak out; leave; quit |
bei·treten | join, accede to, enter |
ein·treten | enter; occur, happen |
heran·treten | approach (person/problem); get closer to |
zurück·treten | step back; resign; abdicate |
tun
Meanings: do, act
Verb type: strong
gut·tun | do good, benefit |
hervor·tun | (sich) -> distinguish oneself; (sich) -> show off, give oneself airs |
weg·tun | put away, put aside |
wachsen
Meanings: grow
Verb type: strong
empor·wachsen | grow up |
heran·wachsen | grow up |
hinein·wachsen | grow into |
nach·wachsen | regrow |
weisen
Meanings: point, indicate; direct
Verb type: strong
an·weisen | instruct |
hin·weisen | point out; suggest |
nach·weisen | prove, determine |
wenden
Meanings: turn; (sich) -> change
Verb type: weak
an·wenden | make use of, employ; apply |
ein·wenden | argue, object |
werfen
Meanings: throw
Verb type: strong
ab·werfen | throw away, discard |
an·werfen | start, start up |
auf·werfen | raise |
aus·werfen | eject |
ein·werfen | insert; post, mail |
hin·werfen | drop |
vor·werfen | reproach |
wollen
Meanings: want
Verb type: modal
herauf·wollen | want to go up |
heraus·wollen | want to go/come out |
mit·wollen | want to go along |
zahlen
Meanings: pay
Verb type: weak
ab·zahlen | pay by instalments |
an·zahlen | deposit |
ein·zahlen | deposit |
heim·zahlen | pay back |
nach·zahlen | pay extra |
zählen
Meanings: count
Verb type: weak
ab·zählen | count |
mit·zählen | take into account, include |
nach·zählen | recount, count again |
zeigen
Meanings: show, indicate; explain, illustrate; reveal, expose
Verb type: strong
an·zeigen | display, indicate, show; advertise; report, denounce |
ziehen
Meanings: pull; drag; draw
Verb type: strong
ab·ziehen | withdraw; strip; subtract |
an·ziehen | put on; pull; attract |
aus·ziehen | take off, remove; leave |
ein·ziehen | pull in; collect; move in |
heran·ziehen | consult; use |
hin·ziehen | protract |
hinaus·ziehen | protect |
hinzu·ziehen | consult |
vor·ziehen | prefer; pull forward |
zurück·ziehen | withdraw; pull back |