Verbal Prefixes Flashcards
(25 cards)
Ab-
(Ab-)
Sep; Off, Down
Abnehmen (to take off)
An-
(An-)
Sep; At, On
Anfangen (to start, begin)
Auf-
(Auf-)
Sep; Up
Aufstehen (to get up, stand up)
Aus-
(Aus-)
Sep; Out
Ausgehen (to go out)
Bei-
(Bei-)
Sep; Along, With
Beibehalten (to retain)
Ein-
(Ein-)
Sep; In, Into
Einkaufen (to shop)
Fort-
(Fort-)
Sep; Away
Fortgehen (to leave, go away)
Her-
(Her-)
Sep; ‘Hither’, To Here
Herholen (to fetch)
Hin-
(Hin-)
Sep; ‘Thither’, To There
Hinstellen (to place, put)
Mit-
(Mit-)
Sep; with
Mitkommen (to come along)
Nach-
(Nach-)
Sep; After
Nachdenken (to think, reflect)
Um-
(Um-)
Sep; Around, At
Umsehen (to look around)
Vor-
(Vor-)
Sep; Before
Vorhaben (to have planned)
Weg-
(Weg-)
Sep; Away
Weggehen (to go away, leave)
Weiter-
(Weiter-)
Sep; Further
Weiterbestehen (to continue to exist)
Zurück-
(Zurück-)
Sep; Back
Zurückgeben (to give back)
Zusammen-
(Zusammen-)
Sep; Together
Zusammenkommen (to come together)
Be-
(Be-)
Insep; Turns action towards object
Besuchen (to visit)
Emp-
(Emp-)
Insep; Beginning of action or separation
Empfangen (to receive)
Ent-
(Ent-)
Insep; Beginning of action or separation
Entgehen (to escape)
Er-
(Er-)
Insep; Stress on outcome or accomplishment
Erleben (to experience)
Ge-
(Ge-)
Insep; Result
Gewinnen (to win or gain)
Miss-
(Miss-)
Insep; Same as English ‘mis-‘
Missverstehen (to misunderstand)
Ver-
(Ver-)
Insep; Action of the verb has miscarried (but not always!)
Verlaufen (to go astray)