Polyglot Dictionary

abschleppen

/ˈapˌʃlɛpn̩/

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

Forms

present
schleppt ab
past
schleppte ab
perfect
hat abgeschleppt

Meaning

  1. to tow away

    Built from ab (off, away) + schleppen (to drag).

    • Das Auto wurde abgeschleppt.

      The car was towed away.

    • Mein Auto wurde falsch geparkt und abgeschleppt. Jetzt muss ich es auf dem Hof abholen.

      My car was parked wrongly and towed away. Now I have to collect it from the yard.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • schleppen to drag

Practice

1 What does abschleppen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Auto wurde ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abschleppen?

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