abhauen

/ˈapˌhaʊ̯ən/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
haut ab
past
haute ab
perfect
ist abgehauen

Meaning

  1. to run off, to scram, to clear off (colloquial)

    Built from ab (off, away) + hauen (to hit).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • hauen to hit

Practice

1 What does abhauen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hau ___, oder ich hole meine Mutter!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abhauen?

verbseparablecolloquialcompound

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