Prefixes - Rough Meaning

Question 1

ab

Answer 1

Off, down
Abholen - to pick up
Abnemen - to take off

Question 2

an

Answer 2

at, on

Anfangen - to begin, to start
Anrufen - to call, to telephone
Anziehen - to put on, dress

Question 3

auf

Answer 3

Up

Aufhören - to stop
Aufräumen - to clean up
Aufstehen - to get up, to stand up.

Question 4

aus

Answer 4

Out

Ausgehen - to go out
Aussehen - to look, appear

Question 5

ein

Answer 5

In, into

Einkaufen - to shop
Einschlafen - to fall asleep

Question 6

fern

Answer 6

Far

Fernsehen - to watch tv

Question 7

fort

Answer 7

Away

Fortgehen - to leave, go away

Question 8

her

Answer 8

‘Hither’, to here

Herholen - to fetch
Herkommen - to come from

Question 9

hin

Answer 9

‘Thither’, to there

Hinstellen - to place, to put

Question 10

mit

Answer 10

With, along

Mitbringen - to bring with
Mitkommen - to come along
Mitnehmen - to take along

Question 11

nach

Answer 11

After

Nachdenken - to think, to reflect
Nachfragen - to inquire, to ask after

Question 12

um

Answer 12

Around, at

Umsehen - to look around

Question 13

vor

Answer 13

Before

Vorhaben - to have planned
Vorstellen - to introduce

Question 14

vorbei

Answer 14

By, past

vorbeikommen - to come by

Question 15

weg

Answer 15

Away

Weggehen - to go away, leave
Wegnehmen - to take away

Question 16

zu

Answer 16

To, closed

zuhören - to listen
zumachen - to close

Question 17

zurück

Answer 17

Back

zurückgeben - to give back
zurückkommen - to come back

Question 18

zusammen

Answer 18

together

zusammenkommen - to come together