ausrauben

/ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaʊ̯bn̩/

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
raubt aus
past
raubte aus
perfect
hat ausgeraubt

Meaning

  1. to rob

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

Similar words

überfallen

überfallen implies more of a surprise attack or assault, like a mugging; ausrauben is more general robbing, like a store or a house.

berauben

berauben is more formal or figurative, to deprive someone of something, like their rights; ausrauben is more literal, physical robbery.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

assaltar

assaltar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to rob."

Practice

1 What does ausrauben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man ___ die Bank aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausrauben?

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