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