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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 |
