abgehen
B2#5,517Hear it
verb
- to come off, to come loose, to wear off
- to leaveesp. an educational institution; not necessarily by graduating
- to exit the stage
- to go down, to happen
- to rise in excitement, momentum, arousal etc.not necessarily clearly distinguishable from the sense of mere happening
Forms
Present
| I | gehe ab |
|---|---|
| you | gehst ab |
| he, she, it | geht ab |
| we | gehen ab |
| you (plural) | geht ab |
| they | gehen ab |
Preterite
| I | ging ab |
|---|---|
| you | gingst ab |
| he, she, it | ging ab |
| we | gingen ab |
| you (plural) | gingt ab |
| they | gingen ab |
Subjunctive I
| I | gehe ab |
|---|---|
| you | gehest ab |
| he, she, it | gehe ab |
| we | gehen ab |
| you (plural) | gehet ab |
| they | gehen ab |
Subjunctive II
| I | ginge ab |
|---|---|
| you | gingest ab / gingst ab |
| he, she, it | ginge ab |
| we | gingen ab |
| you (plural) | ginget ab / gingt ab |
| they | gingen ab |
Imperative
| you | geh ab / gehe ab |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | geht ab |
Other forms
| infinitive | abgehen |
|---|---|
| past participle | abgegangen |
| present participle | abgehend |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Vom Marktplatz geht eine schmale Straße zum Fluss ab.A narrow street leads off the market square to the river.B2Noch einmal, bitte (6) — Once more, please (6) (B2)
- Nach dem letzten Ton geht der Tenor von der Bühne ab, ohne sich zu verbeugen.After the last note the tenor leaves the stage without taking a bow.B2Noch einmal, bitte (17) — Once more, please (17) (B2)
- Greta sagt, dass ihrem Bruder jedes Talent als Brauer abgeht, doch als Verkäufer sei er unschlagbar.Greta says that her brother lacks any talent as a brewer, but that as a salesman he is unbeatable.B2Noch einmal, bitte (29) — Once more, please (29) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- abspielento play (a tape, a movie, an audio or video file etc.); to replay; to pass, to play off
- fehlenfor there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’ and an (+ dative) ‘of something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with…; to be absent, to be missing [with dative ‘to someone’] (idiomatically translated by English not have with the German subject as the direct…
- geschehento occur; to happen; to happen
- passierento happen; to move beyond; pass
- vermissento miss (to feel the absence of someone or something); to have something missing