Schaum's Outline of German Grammar by Elke Gschossmann-Hendershot

Author:Elke Gschossmann-Hendershot
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2019-10-23T16:00:00+00:00

Note how the different prefixes alter the meanings of the following verbs.

52. Complete each of the following sentences using the appropriate present tense form of the verb on the right.

53. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the present perfect tense.

Verbs with Separable Prefixes

Another group of verbs is known as separable prefix verbs, because the prefix is separated from the verb stem under certain conditions, which will be explained below. Many separable prefixes are prepositions (an, auf, nach) or adverbs (zurück, heim, vorbei); others are verbs (kennen, spazieren, stehen). Occasionally, adjectives (frei, kalt, wach) and nouns (Rad, Schlittschuh) also function as separable prefixes. The separable prefixes have definite meanings, very often denoting direction.

Like inseparable prefix verbs, separable prefix verbs can be either strong or weak, following the same conjugational patterns of the verb stems. However, unlike inseparable prefix verbs, the past participle prefix ge- is inserted between the separable prefix and the past participe stem.

Unlike inseparable prefix verbs, separable prefix verbs always have their main stress on the prefix.

Review the following list of common separable prefixes and their basic meanings. Note that it is also possible for the prefix to change the meaning of the stem verb in very subtle ways.

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