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Lektion 1 · A2-B1 · LingoBoss German

"Ich fahre ab" — why this A2 sentence is often wrong (separable ab-verbs)

"Ich fahre ab." sounds right — but it's often wrong. This A2/B1 lesson teaches the German separable verbs with the prefix "ab-" through a short farewell story: departure day, moving out, and the last day at the office. The split-slider shows EXACTLY where the "ab" goes: • Main clause: Der Zug fährt um 8 Uhr ab. • Perfekt: Ich habe dich abgeholt. (ab + ge +...

Chapters · 9
00:00„Ich fahre ab“? – der häufigste Fehler
00:26Regel 1: Präfix ans Satzende (Split-Slider)
00:49Regel 2: Perfekt mit -ge- (abgeholt)
01:20Akt 1 · Der Abreisetag
02:00Akt 2 · Der Umzug
02:35Regel 3: Nebensatz & Modalverb bleiben zusammen
03:00Akt 3 · Abschied im Büro
03:45Mini-Quiz: Wohin mit „ab“?
04:35Zusammenfassung & Vergleich (kommen/gehen)
Transcript

„I depart“ — that's how you say it, right? Careful! „ab“ is a separable prefix. It runs off to the end: Der Zug fährt um 8 Uhr ab. Ah — the „ab“ wanders to the back! Today we pack ten ab-verbs into a farewell story. Look: the infinitive is one word — ab-fahren. In the sentence the prefix separates and moves right to the back. So: der Zug fährt um 8 Uhr … ab. Exactly. This holds for every ab-verb: abholen, absagen, abgeben. So: Ich hole dich ab. Ich sage den Termin ab. Always to the end! And in the past? Ich habe dich … ab-ge-holt? Perfect! The -ge- slides between prefix and stem. ab + ge + holt — all one word: abgeholt. Got it: fährt ab becomes ist abgefahren. And: sagt ab becomes abgesagt, gibt ab becomes abgegeben. Leo, your train! Have you done everything? Almost. I cancelled my meeting for today. Good. And who's picking you up in Hamburg? My sister is picking me up from the station. Hurry up — the train departs in five minutes! Then I'll say a quick goodbye. The train's about to depart! Call me when your sister picks you up, okay? I will. I'll get in touch as soon as the train has departed. The flat is almost empty. What have you already done? We dismantled the bed and carried it to the van. And the kitchen? Have you washed up the dishes? Yes, all washed up. I've already handed over the keys. Perfect. Did you deregister at the office? Sure, I deregistered yesterday. We're done! Wait — did you dismantle the lamps too? Yes, everything dismantled. And we washed out the fridge. Watch out — an exception in the sub-clause. In the main clause it splits: Ich sage den Termin ab. And with muss? Weil ich den Termin … absagen muss? Exactly. With a modal verb absagen stays joined — as one word. Also with weil: …, weil der Zug um acht abfährt. Last day, Leo. Can you finish the project today? Yes. I'm finishing the last task right now. Remember to hand over your laptop before you leave. I'll hand it over shortly. And then I'll finally switch off. Nicely put: hand over the laptop and switch off yourself. As soon as I've finished the project, I'm going on holiday. Well deserved! Lock the laptop and switch off the phone. Quick test. Question one: der Bus, abfahren, present. Der Bus fährt um neun ab. Two: abholen in the perfect. Ich habe dich am Flughafen abgeholt. Three: absagen, present. Sie sagt das Konzert ab. Four: with muss — does it stay joined? …, weil ich das Zimmer abgeben muss. One word! Three rules, one prefix. Main clause: ab goes to the end. Perfect: ab-ge-stem. And in a sub-clause with a modal it stays joined. A small contrast: kommen and gehen are not separable. Practice the ten ab-verbs with the PDF in the description. Subscribe for part two: an-, auf- and aus-verbs!