ab = off, down

abholen
abnehmen

= to pick up
= to take off

an = at, on

anfangen
anrufen

= to start, begin
= to call,
telephone
= to put on, dress

anziehen
auf = up

aufhren
aufrumen
aufstehen

aus = out

ausgehen
aussehen

ein = in, into

einkaufen
einschlafen

fern = far

fernsehen

fort = away

fortgehen

her = hither, to
here

herholen
herkommen

hin = thither, to
there

hinstellen

mit = with, along

mitbringen
mitkommen
mitnehmen

nach = after

nachdenken
nachfragen

Inseparable prefix and common

examples

= to stop
= to clean
be = up
makes a verb
beantworten
= to answer (a
= to get
up, stand
transitive
question)
up
or turns action towards
besuchen = to visit
object
= to go out
bekommen = to receive, get
= to look, appear
ent, emp = beginning entgehen
= to escape
= to shop
of action
= to fall asleep
or separation
empfangen = to receive
= to watch
TV on
er = stress
erleben
outcome
or accomplishment
= to leave, go
away
ge = result,
gewinnen
completeness or
= to fetch
successful action
= to come from
miss =put
same as
= to place,
English mis-

erkennen

= to recognize
= to win or gain

gebrauchen = to use up,

consume

missverstehen

= to misunderstand

missbrauch = to abuse
en

= to bring along
= to come along
ver along
= action of the
verschlafen
= to oversleep
= to take
verb has
miscarried (BUT NOT
verlaufen = to go astray
= to think, reflect
ALWAYS!)
= to inquire, ask
after

zer = asunder, apart zerbrechen

um = around, at

umsehen

= to look around

vor = before

vorhaben
vorstellen

= to have planned
= to introduce

vorbei = by, past

vorbeikommen = to come by

weg = away

weggehen

zu = to, closed

= to experience

wegnehmen

= to go away,
leave
= to take away

zuhren
zumachen

= to listen
= to close

= to break into pieces

zerstren = to destroy