absagen

B1

cancel, call off

English meaning
cancel, call off
Vocabulary package
Starting & Stopping

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absagen in a sentence

Ich muss unser Treffen leider absagen, weil ich krank geworden bin.

I unfortunately have to cancel our meeting because I got sick.

Conjugation of absagen

absagen is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.

ichsage ab
dusagst ab
er/sie/eser/sie/es sagt ab
wirsagen ab
ihrsagt ab
sie/Siesagen ab
Simple past (er/sie/es)
sagte ab
Perfect
hat abgesagt

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Questions about absagen

How do you conjugate absagen?

Present tense: ich sage ab, du sagst ab, er/sie/es sagt ab, wir sagen ab, ihr sagt ab, sie sagen ab. Simple past: sagte ab. Perfect: hat abgesagt. absagen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.

What does absagen mean in English?

absagen means "cancel, call off". For example: "Ich muss unser Treffen leider absagen, weil ich krank geworden bin." — "I unfortunately have to cancel our meeting because I got sick."

What level is absagen in German?

absagen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the starting & stopping vocabulary.

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