ausgehen
Phrasal Verbs & Multi-word Verbs

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

Frequência: HighFormulaicidade: FlexibleTipo de construção: PhrasePrioridade de aquisição: Active recallPrioridade de output: BothTag de espaçamento: Short-term

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