Meaning
to leave a place or to stop/cease something (e.g., the power goes out)
Primary Function
Indicating departure from a place or the end of an activity
Communicative Purpose
To express that someone is leaving a place or that something is ending
Pattern
ausgehen
Core Structure
ausgehen
Função primária
Indicating departure from a place or the end of an activity
Propósito comunicativo
To express that someone is leaving a place or that something is ending
Situações de gatilho
When someone leaves a building; to describe something ending (e.g., power); during social outings in nightlife
Contextos
Everyday conversations, informal communication, technical descriptions
Padrão
ausgehen
Estrutura central
ausgehen
Slots de substituição
The subject (person, object) comes before the verb; the verb can be extended by an adverbial of time/place (e.g., abends, nach Hause) or by a reason/purpose (e.g., wegen Stromausfalls, um mit Freunden zu feiern).
Colocados típicos
- abends
- hinaus
- weg
- Strom
- Licht
- Party
- Restaurant
Substituições comuns
- verlassen (more about leaving places)
- weggehen (more about moving away from something)
- ausmachen (to turn off devices)
Erros comuns
Incorrect separation of the prefix ('geht aus' vs. 'ausgeht'); incorrect perfect tense forms (‘ist ausgegangen’ vs. ‘haben ... ausgehen’) in inappropriate contexts
Similar / contraste
verlassen, weggehen, bleiben
Interferências
Learners may confuse the German separable verb ausgehen with the English phrasal verb “to go out”, which can refer to dating rather than simply leaving a place. Also avoid mixing up ausgehen (to go out/stop) with ausmachen (to turn off) or verlassen (to leave).
Família do chunk
- ausgehen
- ausgehen
- ausziehen
- verlassen
- weggehen
Nuance
Ausgehen kann sowohl das physische Verlassen eines Ortes als auch das Abschalten von Geräten oder das Ende einer Situation bedeuten; der Kontext entscheidet, welche Bedeutung gemeint ist.
Efeito pragmático
Signalisiert physischen Abgang oder Beendigung von Aktivitäten, oft in sozialen oder technischen Kontexten
Dica de memória
Exit action
Nota
In technischen Kontexten spricht man meist von „der Strom geht aus“, während im sozialen Kontext „ich gehe aus“ oder „wir gehen aus“ verwendet wird.
Upgrade path
den Ort verlassen
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