abtreten

B2#7,997

Hear it

verb

to kick away
to wipe offthe soles of one’s shoes
to wear outone’s shoes
to step away, walk off
to resign (one’s job) [with von]

Forms

Present

I	trete ab
you	trittst ab
he, she, it	tritt ab
we	treten ab
you (plural)	tretet ab
they	treten ab

Preterite

I	trat ab
you	tratest ab / tratst ab
he, she, it	trat ab
we	traten ab
you (plural)	tratet ab
they	traten ab

Subjunctive I

I	trete ab
you	tretest ab
he, she, it	trete ab
we	treten ab
you (plural)	tretet ab
they	treten ab

Subjunctive II

I	träte ab
you	trätest ab
he, she, it	träte ab
we	träten ab
you (plural)	trätet ab
they	träten ab

Imperative

you	tritt ab
you (plural)	tretet ab

Other forms

infinitive	abtreten
past participle	abgetreten
present participle	abtretend

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Der alte Bauer will seinen Hof an die Tochter abtreten.The old farmer wants to hand over his farm to his daughter.B2Noch einmal, bitte (35) — Once more, please (35) (B2)
Lars denkt daran, als Leiter der Schule abzutreten, sobald er einen Nachfolger findet.Lars is thinking of stepping down as head of the school as soon as he finds a successor.B2Noch einmal, bitte (24) — Once more, please (24) (B2)
Nach 30 Jahren will der alte Dirigent abtreten, und seine Nachfolgerin kann es kaum erwarten loszulegen.After thirty years the old conductor wants to step down, and his successor can hardly wait to get going.B2Noch einmal, bitte (14) — Once more, please (14) (B2)

Other ways to say it

aufgebento give up on (one's efforts); to give up

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