Separable particles

Sometimes, particles change the meaning of the verb they

accompany just slightly, other times drastically.

Separable particles are:

Separable particles

ab- durch- her- vor-

an- ein- herein- vorbei-
auf- entgegen- los- weg-
aus- entlang- mit- weiter-
auseinander- fehl- nach- wieder-
bei- fest- ber- zu-
dar- um- zurck-
unter-

"ab-"
absagen [cancel]
abschrauben [unscrew]
absegeln [sail away]
abbiegen [turn]

"an-"
anleiten [guide]
anmelden [register]
anrufen [call]
anfangen [start]
anhalten [stop]
 ankommen [arrive]
anbieten [offer]
anpassen [adapt]
anschlieen [connect]

"auf-"
aufheizen [heat up]
aufhaben [wear]
aufstehen [to stand up]

"aus-"
aussteigen [to get off/to exit (the bus)]
aussehen [to look/to apear] (Ex: "She looks beautiful" NOT
"She looks at a map)"

"auseinander-"
auseinandersetzen to deal with/to argue with]

"bei-"
beitragen [contribute]

"dar-"
darstellen [to represent]

"durch-"
durchlesen [to read through]
durchgehen [to pass through]

The particle "durch-" is sometimes not separable. For

example: durchqueren[to traverse]

"ein-"
 einsteigen [to step into/to enter (on the bus)]
einkaufen [to go shopping]
einschalten [to turn on]
einladen [to invite]

It is not always separable

"entgegen-"
entgegenstellen [to oppose]

"entlang-"
entlangfahren [to drive along]

"fehl-"
fehlschlagen [to backfire]

"fest-"
festlegen [to determine]

"her-"
herstellen [to manufacture]

"herein-"
hereintreten [to step in]

"los-"
losgehen [to get going]

"mit-"
mitmachen [to participate]
 "nach-"
nacharbeiten [to rework]

"ber-"
berstreifen [to shuffle on/slip over]

The particle "ber" is normally not separable. For example:

berdenken [reconsider]

"um-"
umsteigen [change (trains)]

"unter-"
unterlegen [to place underneath]

The particle "unter-" is sometimes not separable.

"vor-"
vorlesen [to read aloud]
vorsehen [to provide]

"vorbei-"
vorbeimarschieren [to march by]

"weg-"
wegnehmen [to take away]

"weiter-"
weiterentwickeln [to perfect/improve]

"wieder-"
wiedergeben [to return (something)]
 It is not always separable:

wiederholen [to repeat] (not separable)

"zu-"
zumachen [to close]

"zurck-"
zurckkommen [to come back]