Fixed Combination Verbs

K12 T3 Strukturen E

arbeiten + an (dat)

to work on

aus•sehen + nach

to look like (abstract)

aus•sehen + wie

to look like (literal)

bestehen +aus

to consist of

bitten + um

to ask for

denken + an (acc)

to think about

geht + um

it has to do with / it’s a question of

gelten + ab

to be considered

halten + von

to have an opinion about (as a question)

handeln + von

to be about

klingen + nach

to sound like (abstract)

klingen + wie

to sound like (literal)

lachen + über (acc)

to laugh about

leiden + an (dat)

to suffer from

schreiben + über (acc)

to write about

schreiben + an (acc)

to write to

sorgen + für

to cause, create; provide for

(sich) verlassen + auf (acc)

to depend on

warten + auf (acc)

to wait for