need to learn ASAP

Separable prefix (trennbares Präfix)

Prefix moves to the END of the sentence: Ich stehe um 7 Uhr auf. (aufstehen = to get up). Stressed in speech.

Inseparable prefix (untrennbares Präfix)

Prefix stays attached to the verb: Ich verstehe das. (verstehen = to understand). Not stressed in speech.

ab-

off / away / down (separable)

abfahren

to depart

an-

on / at / to (separable)

anrufen

to call

auf-

up / open / on (separable)

aufstehen

to get up

aus-

out / off (separable)

aussteigen

to get off

bei-

along with / in addition (separable)

beibringen

to teach (someone)

ein-

in / into (separable)

einsteigen

to get on

mit-

with / along (separable)

mitbringen

to bring along

nach-

after / again / behind (separable)

nachdenken

to think about

vor-

before / forward (separable)

vorschlagen

to suggest

weg-

away (separable)

weggehen

to go away

zu-

to / closed / toward (separable)

zustimmen

to agree

zurück-

back (separable)

zurückkommen

to come back

zusammen-

together (separable)

zusammenarbeiten

to work together

um-

around / change / switch (separable)

umsteigen

to change (trains)

her-

toward the speaker (separable)

herkommen

to come here

hin-

away from the speaker (separable)

hingehen

to go there

los-

off / start (separable)

losgehen

to set off

weiter-

further / on (separable)

weitermachen

to continue

be-

makes the verb take a direct object (inseparable)

besuchen

to visit

ent-

away / apart / start of an action (inseparable)

entscheiden

to decide

er-

result / completion (inseparable)

erklären

to explain

ge-

completion (inseparable)

gefallen

to be pleasing / to like

emp-

receive / toward (inseparable)

empfehlen

to recommend

ver-

wrongly / away / change (inseparable)

verstehen

to understand

zer-

apart / to pieces (inseparable)

zerstören

to destroy

miss-

wrongly / mis- (inseparable)

missverstehen

to misunderstand

über-

over / across (can be separable or inseparable)

übersetzen

to translate

durch-

through (can be separable or inseparable)

durchlesen

to read through

unter-

under / among (can be separable or inseparable)

unterschreiben

to sign

wieder-

again (can be separable or inseparable)

wiederholen

to repeat

hinter-

behind (usually inseparable)

hinterlassen

to leave behind

der Mensch

human being / person

die Frau

woman

der Mann

man

das Kind

child

die Familie

family

die Mutter

mother

der Vater

father

die Eltern

parents

die Schwester

sister

der Bruder

brother

die Tochter

daughter

der Sohn

son

die Oma

grandmother

der Opa

grandfather

der Freund

friend / boyfriend

die Freundin

friend / girlfriend

der Nachbar

neighbor

die Nachbarin

female neighbor

das Baby

baby

der Name

name

das Alter

age

der Geburtstag

birthday

die Person

person

die Leute

people

das Paar

couple

das Haus

house

die Wohnung

apartment

das Zimmer

room

das Wohnzimmer

living room

das Schlafzimmer

bedroom

die Küche

kitchen

das Badezimmer

bathroom

der Flur

hallway

der Balkon

balcony

der Garten

garden

die Tür

door