absägen
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verb
- to saw off
- to oust, to freeze outto remove a someone from a position, especially by withdrawing political support as part of a power struggle
Forms
Present
| I | säge ab |
|---|---|
| you | sägst ab |
| he, she, it | sägt ab |
| we | sägen ab |
| you (plural) | sägt ab |
| they | sägen ab |
Preterite
| I | sägte ab |
|---|---|
| you | sägtest ab |
| he, she, it | sägte ab |
| we | sägten ab |
| you (plural) | sägtet ab |
| they | sägten ab |
Subjunctive I
| I | säge ab |
|---|---|
| you | sägest ab |
| he, she, it | säge ab |
| we | sägen ab |
| you (plural) | säget ab |
| they | sägen ab |
Subjunctive II
| I | sägte ab |
|---|---|
| you | sägtest ab |
| he, she, it | sägte ab |
| we | sägten ab |
| you (plural) | sägtet ab |
| they | sägten ab |
Imperative
| you | säg ab / säge ab |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | sägt ab |
Other forms
| infinitive | absägen |
|---|---|
| past participle | abgesägt |
| present participle | absägend |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
Other ways to say it
- abschiebento deport (from a country); to shift (blame or responsibility onto someone or onto certain circumstances)
- abschießento shoot off; to shoot down
- abservierento ditch, to dump
- absetzento set down; to drop off
- ausbootento disembark; to oust, to displace, to preempt
- ausstechento cut out; to gouge
- entmachtento deprive someone/something of his/its power, to depower
- entthronento dethrone