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Untrennbar List 1
German Inseparable Verb List Grammar Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the Inseparable Prefixes? | Be, Emp, Ent, Er, Ge, Hinter, Miss, Ver, Zer |
| What does the Prefix BE mean? | It makes the verb automatically transitive and may affect the meaning of the core verb. |
| What does the Prefix EMP mean? | It colors the meaning of the core verb variously. |
| What does the Prefix ENT mean? | It signals a removal, detachment, or separation of some kind. |
| What does the Prefix ER mean? | It signals to make. |
| What does the Prefix GE mean? | It colors the meaning of the core verb variously. |
| What does the Prefix HINTER mean? | It signals behind and sometimes a deception. |
| What does the Prefix MISS mean? | It signals that something is amiss, false, or incorrect. |
| What does the Prefix VER mean? | Can signal that an error has been made, that something is being consumed, that something is being pushed away, or, like ER - that something is being made or altered in some way. |
| What does the Prefix ZER mean? | It signals to pieces, to shreds and denotes the end or destruction of something. |
| beantworten | to answer |
| befehlen | to order, command |
| beginnen | to begin |
| begreifen | to comprehend, grasp |
| begrüßen | to greet |
| bekommen | to receive |
| beruhigen | to calm (down) |
| besprechen | to discuss |
| besuchen | to visit |
| beweisen | to prove |
| empfangen | to receive, welcome |
| empfehlen | to recommend |
| empfinden | to feel |
| entdecken | to discover, find |
| sich entfalten | to unfold |
| entkommen | to escape |
| entwickeln | to develop |
| erfinden | to invent |
| erledigen | to complete, finish |
| erleichtern | to ease, make easy |
| ermöglichen | to make possible |
| ersetzen | to replace |
| erzählen | to tell a story |
| gefallen | to please |
| gehören | to belong to |
| gelingen | to succeed |
| genießen | to enjoy |
| geschehen | to happen |
| gewinnen | to win |
| hinterlassen | to leave behind |
| missdeuten | to misinterpret |
| misshandeln | to mistreat, abuse |
| misstrauen | to mistrust |
| missverstehen | to misunderstand |
| sich verändern | to change (appearance) |
| verbergen | to hide, conceal |
| verbessern | to improve |
| verbrauchen | to consume, use up |
| verbrennen | to burn up |
| verbringen | to spend time |
| sich verfahren | to get lost driving |
| verfaulen | to spoil, rot, decompose |
| vergessen | to forget |
| vergleichen | to compare |
| sich verlaufen | to get lost walking |
| verlieren | to lose |
| verlegen | to misplace |
| vermeiden | to avoid |
| vernichten | to annihilate |
| verschwinden | to disappear |
| versprechen | to promise |
| vertreiben | to drive off, repel |
| verursachen | to cause |
| verwöhnen | to spoil (children, etc.) |
| verzeihen | to forgive, pardon |
| zerbrechen | to break into pieces |
| zerfallen | to fall to pieces |
| zerreißen | to tear to pieces |
| zerschneiden | to cut to pieces |
| zerstören | to destroy |