German Prefixe

ab- [ap]

abreisen

depart

an- [an]

anreisen

arrive

auf- [a:of]

aufsehen

look up

aus- [a:os] ausreisen

be- [b]

to exit

beglcken to make happy

bei- [ba:e] beistehen

to stand by

da- [da:]

to stand there

dastehen

dar- [da:r] dargeben

durch- [dr]

to perform

durchreisen to travel through

ein- [a:en] einreisen

to travel into the country

ent- [nt]

to run away

entlaufen

er- [ ]

erfahren

to find out

fort- [frt]

fortfahren

to drive away

ge- [g]

gesehen

to see/past tense

* her- [h ]

hervor [h fo ] come out/appear-

*e is short and open if the prefix is unstressed

+ her- [he: ]

herkommen [h kmn] to come here

+ e is long and closed if the prefix is stressed

ver- [f ]

verlaufen

to get lost

zer-[ts ]

zerlaufen

to melt