ausmerzen

C1

to weed out / eradicate

English meaning
to weed out / eradicate

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ausmerzen in a sentence

Sie mussten die schädlichen Pflanzen ausmerzen.

They had to weed out the harmful plants.

Conjugation of ausmerzen

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

ichmerze aus
dumerzt aus
er/sie/esmerzt aus
wirmerzen aus
ihrmerzt aus
sie/Siemerzen aus
Simple past (er/sie/es)
merzte aus
Perfect
hat ausgemerzt

Where ausmerzen comes from

Die Herkunft ist ungewiss. Als mögliche Erklärungen gelten: :* Präfixbildung zu mittelhochdeutsch merzen, Handel treiben, also aus dem Handel ziehen (von lateinisch merx, Ware) :* Ableitung von März, da in manchen Gegenden in diesem Monat z…

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Questions about ausmerzen

How do you conjugate ausmerzen?

Present tense: ich merze aus, du merzt aus, er merzt aus, wir merzen aus, ihr merzt aus, sie merzen aus. Simple past: merzte aus. Perfect: hat ausgemerzt. ausmerzen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.

What does ausmerzen mean in English?

ausmerzen means "to weed out / eradicate". For example: "Sie mussten die schädlichen Pflanzen ausmerzen." — "They had to weed out the harmful plants."

What level is ausmerzen in German?

ausmerzen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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