Polyglot Dictionary

abschaffen

/ˈapˌʃafn̩/

verb B2

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

Forms

present
schafft ab
past
schaffte ab
perfect
hat abgeschafft

Meaning

  1. to abolish

    Built from ab (off, away) + schaffen (to manage).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • schaffen to manage

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

abolir

abolir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to abolish."

Portuguese

abolir

abolir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to abolish."

Practice

1 What does abschaffen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man hat die Regel ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abschaffen?

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