abstecken
/ˈapˌʃtɛkn̩/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- steckt ab
- past
- steckte ab
- perfect
- hat abgesteckt
Meaning
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to mark out
Built from ab (off, away) + stecken (to put, to stick (into something narrow)).
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Wir stecken das Grundstück ab.
We mark out the plot.
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Die Arbeiter steckten das Grundstück mit Pfählen ab. So wusste jeder, wo gebaut wird.
The workers marked out the plot with posts. That way everyone knew where the building would go.
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Made of
- ab off, away
- stecken to put, to stick (into something narrow)
Similar words
Abstecken is staking out or marking the boundary of an area — surveying, a sewing pattern; anzeichnen is marking a specific spot on something.
Practice
1 What does abstecken mean?
to mark out
2 Fill the gap: Wir stecken das Grundstück ___.
Full sentence: Wir stecken das Grundstück ab. (We mark out the plot.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches abstecken?
abstecken: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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