Separable Prefixes March 26, 2013.

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1 Separable Prefixes March 26, 2013

2 In English Phrasal Verbs: Verb + Preposition = new meaning
Hang out, hang up, blow out, blow up, get up, hang on, work out, work off, etc.

3 Phrasal Verbs Some are separable, some are not
Separable: We worked our problems out. Inseparable: I hung up the phone.

4 German German is exactly the same Preposition + verb = new meaning
Rufen: to shout, to call + An: at, on ______________________________ Anrufen: to call someone on the phone

5 Separable Prefixes In German, the preposition goes at the beginning of the word. (prep+verb) The preposition (aka the prefix) can be separable or inseparable Separable: einkaufen (to shop) Inseparable: besuchen (to visit)

6 How to conjugate Step 1: Remove the prefix.
Step 2: Conjugate normally. Step 3: Place prefix at the end of the sentence. Jeden Sonntag rufe ich meine Mutter an. Hector bringt seine Schwester ins Kino mit.

7 Sentence Structure Subject + verb + complement+ prefix.
Wir kaufen gern ein. Time/Place + verb + subject + complement + prefix. In der Mitte The Late Show with Craig Ferguson schlafe ich ein. (W…)+Verb + subject + complement + prefix? Wann fangen Sie die Vorlesung an?