ausdenken

/ˈaʊsˌdɛŋkn̩/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
denkt aus
past
dachte aus
perfect
hat ausgedacht

Meaning

  1. to think up, to invent

    Built from aus (out) + denken (to think).

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • aus out
  • denken to think

Similar words

erdenken

ausdenken and erdenken are close synonyms for "to think up, to invent"; erdenken is slightly more literary.

Practice

1 What does ausdenken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat sich eine Geschichte ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausdenken?

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