Polyglot Dictionary

ausgraben

/ˈaʊ̯sˌɡʁaːbn̩/

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
gräbt aus
past
grub aus
perfect
hat ausgegraben

Meaning

  1. to dig up

    Built from aus (out) + graben (to dig).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • aus out
  • graben to dig

Similar words

umgraben

Ausgraben is digging something UP — excavating, unearthing a buried object; umgraben is digging soil OVER, turning it, as in gardening.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desenterrar

desenterrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dig up."

Practice

1 What does ausgraben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Forscher gruben eine Statue ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausgraben?

verbirregularseparablecompound

Last updated