Verbal Prefixes Flashcards

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Ab-

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(Ab-)
Sep; Off, Down

Abnehmen (to take off)

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An-

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(An-)
Sep; At, On

Anfangen (to start, begin)

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Auf-

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(Auf-)
Sep; Up

Aufstehen (to get up, stand up)

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Aus-

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(Aus-)
Sep; Out

Ausgehen (to go out)

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Bei-

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(Bei-)
Sep; Along, With

Beibehalten (to retain)

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Ein-

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(Ein-)
Sep; In, Into

Einkaufen (to shop)

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Fort-

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(Fort-)
Sep; Away

Fortgehen (to leave, go away)

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Her-

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(Her-)
Sep; ‘Hither’, To Here

Herholen (to fetch)

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Hin-

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(Hin-)
Sep; ‘Thither’, To There

Hinstellen (to place, put)

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Mit-

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(Mit-)
Sep; with

Mitkommen (to come along)

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Nach-

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(Nach-)
Sep; After

Nachdenken (to think, reflect)

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Um-

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(Um-)
Sep; Around, At

Umsehen (to look around)

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Vor-

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(Vor-)
Sep; Before

Vorhaben (to have planned)

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Weg-

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(Weg-)
Sep; Away

Weggehen (to go away, leave)

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Weiter-

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(Weiter-)
Sep; Further

Weiterbestehen (to continue to exist)

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Zurück-

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(Zurück-)
Sep; Back

Zurückgeben (to give back)

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Zusammen-

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(Zusammen-)
Sep; Together

Zusammenkommen (to come together)

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Be-

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(Be-)
Insep; Turns action towards object

Besuchen (to visit)

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Emp-

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(Emp-)
Insep; Beginning of action or separation

Empfangen (to receive)

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Ent-

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(Ent-)
Insep; Beginning of action or separation

Entgehen (to escape)

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Er-

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(Er-)
Insep; Stress on outcome or accomplishment

Erleben (to experience)

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Ge-

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(Ge-)
Insep; Result

Gewinnen (to win or gain)

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Miss-

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(Miss-)
Insep; Same as English ‘mis-‘

Missverstehen (to misunderstand)

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Ver-

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(Ver-)
Insep; Action of the verb has miscarried (but not always!)

Verlaufen (to go astray)

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Zer-

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(Zer-)
Insep; Asunder, Apart

Zerbrechen (to break into pieces)