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Questions tagged [separable-verb]

relating to a verb with a prefix that can be separated from it in some tenses

Example:

anfangen
anzufangen
angefangen

but

ich fange an
du fingst an

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Wie kann man wissen, ob ein Verb trennbar ist?

Gibt es eine bewährte Regel für Nicht-Muttersprachler, um zu entscheiden, ob ein Verb trennbar ist?
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Why does mit not come at the end of a sentence when the verb "mitkommen" is used

"Mitkommen" is a trennbares Verb but often when it is used in a German sentence, mit does not get placed at the end of a sentence but rather in the middle, specifically before a location / destination is used in the sentence. Why is this? Is the…
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What does “an” mean at the end of a sentence

I’m using Rosetta Stone and have come across similar sentences like the following: Wen rufst du an? What does the an mean and is it necessary? I’ve tried typing it into Google Translate with and without the an it comes up with the same meaning…
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Why has the verb not been separated?

In the sentence, Die angehenden Hotelfachleute durchlaufen in ihrer dreijährigen Lehrzeit verschiedene Abteilungen eines Hotels. Why is not ... laufen ... durch. as is the case with separable verbs?
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separable verbs "aus" for which word in two different clauses

I received a message about moving offices from a German colleague: Das wird ca. eine Woche dauern und wir arbeiten alle von zu Hause aus. Now, the "aus" part is confusing me. Is the "aus" prefix coming from ausdauern = to last or from ausarbeiten…
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Is the verb umfassen separable?

I just read the following sentence in a document at my office: Das Listing umfasst pro Artikel folgende Informationen: Is this correct? Wouldn't it be better this? Das Listing fasst pro Artikel folgende Informationen um: This page makes me…
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Ist „unternehmen“ ein trennbares Verb?

Beim Übersetzen vom Griechischen ins Deutsche ist mir diese Frage aufgefallen. Welcher der folgenden Sätze ist korrekt? Ich nahm etwas unter. Ich unternahm etwas. Aus eigener Erfahrung weiß ich, dass der zweite Satz eigentlich der korrekte sein…
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Sentence with separable verb and normal verb

Suppose I have a main sentence , and in it, I use a separable verb first and then a normal verb. How does the general word order look like? If it is just a normal verb and then a separable verb, the normal verb takes second slot and the separable…
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In diesem Satz “Dann sieht es nicht aus wie auf einem Flohmarkt”. Warum steht die Vorsilbe nicht am Ende?

I have encountered this sentence while studying: Dann sieht es nicht aus wie auf einem Flohmarkt I remember there is a rule for Separate Verbs in present tense saying that the first part of the verb must be separated and placed at the end of the…
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"Durchbrechen" vs. "brechen durch"

I have a doubt with the usage of 'durchbrechen'. It is one of those verbs that can be either trennbar or untrennbar. I believe it has the same meaning, but has mainly a nuance between the literal vs. the figurative way to use. For example, in…
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How to use "um ... zu" with separable verbs?

I know the purpose of using "um ... zu" in a sentence, but the problem arises when there is a separable verb. For example: um an zu ziehen or um zu anziehen?
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What does the word "ab" mean?

I'm reading a text in which the following sentence appears: "Es trägt die Schuld des Lebens nicht durch Thun, sondern durch Leiden ab." I also have the English version for this text, in which the word "Thun", translates to "activities", which leads…
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'Trennbare Verben' that Germans understand?

I'm a Korean who studies German. German and Korean basically have different sentence orders. German is the subject verb object, and Korean is the subject object verb. How do people whose native language is German understand 'trennbare Verben'? For…
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Heuristic whether a verb which could be either separable or unseparable is separable or unseparable

The Problem The following verb prefixes are able to form both separable and unseparable verbs. durch-, über-, unter-, um-, wider-, wieder- There are even verbs which are homograph, where one version is separable and one is not, and the meaning is…
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Question with modal verb and separable verb - why separate?

In a "Deutsche Welle" course I am taking, I saw the sentence: "Willst du nicht mit nach Berlin kommen?" I can't understand why the "mit" and "kommen" are separated here. From searching online and on these boards, it seems that when there is a…
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