(Un)trennbare Verben für Profis (Deutsch B2/C1)

In German, there are verbs that look identical but are pronounced differently. would function differently and also grammatically. A An example of this is the verbs "überziehen" and "überziehen." We say he puts on a jacket and he overdrafts his account. If you have such Your German sounds good if you know verb pairs and can form the forms confidently. natural and you understand native speakers better. Today we're going to look at some such verb pairs precisely. Our first verb pair is outline and Outline. I always start with the separable verb, which is outline here. When I outline someone or something, then I touch or pull that person. or this object in such a way that it falls to the ground. For example, with the Several trees were knocked down by the storm. So, the storm was so strong that several Trees have fallen down. Or the big dog jumped at me and would have I was knocked over in a flash. So the dog jumped at me and knocked me down in the process I was almost knocked to the ground. I nearly fell over. The inseparable verb: to outline means something briefly described. When one outlines something, one gives a An overview of something without mentioning details. For example, can you briefly outline what your presentation is about? I'm asking someone here to help me with this In a few sentences, explain what the topic of your talk is. Not everything—just the key points. Or the minister briefly mentioned the plans in her speech the government outlined for the coming year. She therefore explained in her speech what the government plans to do next year. But she has only explained it in broad terms, not very detailed. The verb "umreißen" is mainly used in written German language and in more formal situations, for example in meetings, presentations or in scientific texts. In everyday private life, it is heard less frequently. By the way, if you're also interested in other verbs with "reißen," for example the Differences between *abreißen*, *einreißen*, *zerreißen*, and *durchreißen* Then go ahead and watch my video about it right away. I'm linking it for you up here and in the video description. Here are the forms of these verbs in Overview. The storm uproots the tree. It outlines the topic of his lecture. The The storm knocked down the tree. He outlined the topic of his lecture. The storm has the Tree knocked down. He outlined the topic of his lecture. Our next verb pair is überziehen and überziehen. We begin again with the separable verb "überziehen." The first syllable is stressed. To cover something over someone "Überziehen" means to put a garment on someone. Put on a Put on a jacket when you go out. It's gotten cold. Also, put on a jacket when you go out. Or, I think it's going to rain soon. It's raining. I'll quickly put on a raincoat. Now let's move on to inseparable verb "überziehen." The first meaning might be familiar to you from the Finance department. Overdrawing an account means spending more money than one has available in the account. has. One therefore goes into the red. For example, he He constantly overdraws his account. He spends more than he has in his account. He has 100 euros in his account and buys items worth 500 euros. Then he overdrawn his account by 400 euros. To overestimate the fundamental importance of something is to attribute more significance to it than it truly has. Claim it as if it already exists. This is not said only when it comes to money. but also when it comes to time. My colleague repeatedly had his He overdid it, so now he's in trouble with the boss. He is overstaying his break. He is therefore taking a longer break than he is actually allowed to. He is actually allowed to take a half-hour break. But he is always gone for 45 minutes. He exceeds his break. Or in one In a professional meeting, one might say, "We need to wrap this up now." We've already gone over by 10 minutes. So, our meeting has already been ongoing ten minutes longer than planned. And finally, something overdid it yet again a completely different meaning, which we can see here. The children covered the cake with chocolate. Something with something To overlay means to cover something with a layer of something. The children covered the cake with chocolate. The surface of The cake is now full of chocolate. Here are the shapes at a glance. I put on a jacket. He overdrew his account. I put on a jacket. He He overdrawn his account. I put on a jacket. He overdrawn his account. Now we come to the verbs "umstellen" and "umstellen." Let's start again with the separable verb, so rearrange. The basic meaning is actually quite simple. If I rearrange something, I take I move it from one place to another place. So I'm changing the position of something. For example, we are currently setting up Move the furniture in our living room. So we are placing the furniture elsewhere. Positions. We are changing the position of the furniture. Or you must move this plant. It's not getting enough light here. You must move the plant to a different, brighter location. This meaning is very literal. One touches something and sets it in place. another place. However, "umstellen" also has a figurative meaning. They see Here we are. I'm currently adjusting my diet. Something to rearrange describes here, that one changes a habit. I am changing my diet. Previously I may have eaten a lot of sugar. Now I'm changing my diet. I don't want to eat any sugar anymore. Another example of this. When I started my new job, I had to It's quite a change for me. I wasn't used to getting up at 5 o'clock. In my new job, I had to start working early. I wasn't used to that. I had to change my habit. I used to get up much later. Next is the separable verb. To rearrange. To rearrange someone or something means to surround a person or thing on all sides, so that the person cannot move anywhere else. Another verb for this is to someone or To surround something. Maybe you've already heard that. We can say that the police are surrounding the building. Inside the building is Probably a criminal. The policemen position themselves around it around the building so that the criminal cannot escape. Or the demonstrators They have surrounded the town hall and are demanding talks with the mayor. The demonstrators are standing all around the town hall here, so that No one can leave the building without passing by them. Here are the forms of "umstellen" and "umstellen" once again, compared. I am rearranging the furniture. The police are surrounding the house. I had rearranged the furniture. Um. The police surrounded the house. I rearranged the furniture. The police The house is surrounded. This week in the exclusive member video, I speak about further verbs, namely these ones here. In the members' area, you'll find also exercises for this video. With these, you can test whether you have mastered the Understood the meanings correctly and also used the verbs yourself correctly Members will receive not only extra videos and practice exercises but also Scripts for all my videos, you can watch my videos without ads and more. If this sounds interesting to you, feel free to check out German with rieke.de slash Member passed by. Next, we will take a look at the Verbs entertain and entertain more precisely. The separable verb "etwas unterhalten" is colloquial. It describes that Hold something under something. For example, the water connection is dripping. Hold this one here for a moment. There's a leak. Here I see water dripping from the water connection in the bathroom. under the sink, for example. I say, hold a bucket underneath the Join the hose so that the water can drip into the bucket and not onto the floor is running. Or the pineapple drips while peeling. Could you please grab a plate entertain? Also, you can place a plate under the pineapple so that the juice does not drip Doesn't drip onto the table? You know the inseparable verb "unterhalten" Certainly. We hear and read this far more often than the separable verb. oneself To talk to someone means to speak with someone, to have a conversation. For example, my husband is currently talking with our neighbor. My husband Talks with the neighbor. Then we still have the expression to entertain someone. It means doing something so that another person has fun and feels happy. For example, the musician entertains the audience. The musician makes music and It ensures the audience has fun. Or the film entertained me well. I liked the movie. It was fun for me. This verb also has a slightly more formal meaning: to entertain something. means to keep something in a functional condition. In other words, to take care of something. and maintain them. For example, the city operates several swimming pools and Sports facilities. The city operates these facilities. Therefore, it is responsible for them. responsible for ensuring these facilities function and are maintained. Here Are the forms of these verbs compared? He holds a plate underneath. We were talking. He held a plate underneath. We were talking. He had a The teller entertained us. We had a conversation. This was already my third video about verbs that look the same but be emphasized differently and also have their past tense forms Form differently. Feel free to check out the other two parts as well. I'm linking them for you here and below in the video description. And if you like If you liked this video, I would greatly appreciate your comment and a like Like. Thank you very much and see you next week. Take care.