German prefixes: separable ab- • blenden • abblenden from • to dazzle, blind • to screen, fade out, dim (lights)
Mar 28, 2015
German prefixes: separable
ab-
• blenden• abblenden
from
• to dazzle, blind• to screen, fade out, dim
(lights)
German prefixes: separable
an-
• bauen• anbauen
at, to
• to build• to build on, add; cultivate,
grow, plant
German prefixes: separable
auf-
• bauen• aufbauen
on, out, up, un-
• to build• to build up, put up, add
on
German prefixes: separable
aus-
• bilden• ausbilden
out, from
• to form, fashion• to educate, train
German prefixes: separable
bei-
• bringen• beibringen
along, with
• to bring/take• to teach; infect
German prefixes: separable
durch-
• halten• durchhalten
through
• to hold• to withstand, endure; hold
out
German prefixes: separable
ein-
• atmen• einatmen
in, into, inward, down
• to breathe• to inhale
German prefixes: separable
fort-
• bilden• fortbilden
away, forth, onward
• to form, fashion; educate• to continue education
German prefixes: separable
mit-
• arbeiten• mitarbeiten
along, with, co-
• to work• to cooperate, collaborate
German prefixes: separable
nach-
• drucken• nachdrucken
after, copy, re-
• to print• to reprint
German prefixes: separable
vor-
• bereiten• vorbereiten
before, forward, pre-, pro-
• to prepare• to prepare
German prefixes: separable
weg-
• bleiben• wegbleiben
away, off
• to stay, remain• to stay away
German prefixes: separable
zu-
• bringen• zubringen
shut/closed, to, towards, upon
• to bring/take• to bring/take to
German prefixes: separable
zurück-
• blenden• zurückblenden
back, re-
• to dazzle, blind• to flash back (to)
German prefixes: separable
zusammen-
• bauen• zusammenbauen
together
• to build• to assemble
German prefixes: inseparable
be-
• kommen• bekommen
like English ‘be-’, makes verb transitive
• to come• to get
German prefixes: inseparable
emp-
• fangen• empfangen
sense, receive
• to catch• to receive
German prefixes: inseparable
ent-
• decken• entdecken
away from
English de-/dis-
• to cover• to discover
German prefixes: inseparable
er-
• hängen• erhängen
fatal, dead
Like English re-
• to hang• to hang, execute
German prefixes: inseparable
ge-
• brauchen• gebrauchen
- -
• to need• to use, make use of
German prefixes: inseparable
miss-
• achten• missachten
Englis mis-
• to respect• to disregard, disdain
German prefixes: inseparable
ver-
• achten• verachten
bad, awry (English mis-)
lose, away/out
English for-
???
• to respect• to despise
German prefixes: inseparable
voll-
• enden• vollenden
full, complete
• to end, finish (intransitive)• to complete, finish
German prefixes: inseparable
zer-
• brechen• zerbrechen
collapse, shatter, shred
• to break• to shatter