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Past participle with/without the prefix ge-
CA42
The past participle (Partizip II) is formed with the prefix "ge".
Examples |
gespielt, gemacht, gegangen, gehört, gehalten, genommen |
There are certain verb categories that form the past participle (Partizip II) without "ge".
1. inseparable verbs
All compound verbs with a prefix that are always inseparable
prefix | Examples past participle (Partizip II) |
er- | erkannt, ermahnt |
ver- | verstanden, verkauft |
zer- | zerstört, zerfetzt |
be- | bekommen, bearbeitet |
ge- | gehört, genehmigt |
ent- | entnommen, entkommen |
miss- | misslungen, missfallen |
hinter- | hinterfragt, hintergangen |
or with prefixes that are, in this case, inseparable
prefix | Examples past participle (Partizip II) |
durch- | durchdacht |
über- | überwunden |
um- | umfahren |
unter- | untergraben |
wider- | widersprochen |
CA42A
2. verbs in -ieren
all verbs that end in -ieren.
Examples past participle (Partizip II) | |
studieren | studiert |
reparieren | repariert |
telefonieren | telefoniert |
probieren | probiert |
CA42B
3. all separable verbs that were formed with verbs of the first or second category.
Examples past participle (Partizip II) | |
vor-bereiten | vorbereitet |
an-gehören | angehört |
voraus-berechnen | vorausberechnet |
an-erkennen | anerkannt |
weiter-studieren | weiterstudiert |