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GERMAN VERB

abheben

to withdraw, money

  • #417 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: abgehoben

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I withdraw
  2. du you withdraw
  3. er, sie, es he/she withdraws
  4. wir we withdraw
  5. ihr you all withdraw
  6. sie, Sie they withdraw

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I withdrew
  2. du you withdrew
  3. er, sie, es he/she withdrew
  4. wir we withdrew
  5. ihr you all withdrew
  6. sie, Sie they withdrew

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have withdrawn
  2. du you have withdrawn
  3. er, sie, es he/she has withdrawn
  4. wir we have withdrawn
  5. ihr you all have withdrawn
  6. sie, Sie they have withdrawn

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will withdraw
  2. du you will withdraw
  3. er, sie, es he/she will withdraw
  4. wir we will withdraw
  5. ihr you all will withdraw
  6. sie, Sie they will withdraw

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would withdraw
  2. du you would withdraw
  3. er, sie, es he/she would withdraw
  4. wir we would withdraw
  5. ihr you all would withdraw
  6. sie, Sie they would withdraw

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du withdraw!
  2. ihr withdraw! (all of you)
  3. Sie withdraw! (formal)

How to use abheben

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ich hebe schnell etwas Geld am Automaten ab.

    I'll quickly take some money out at the cash machine.

  2. Simple past

    Er hob zweihundert Euro ab.

    He withdrew two hundred euros.

  3. Perfect

    Hast du schon Geld für die Reise abgehoben?

    Have you taken out money for the trip yet?

  4. Future

    Ich werde morgen Bargeld abheben.

    I'll withdraw cash tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde nicht so viel auf einmal abheben.

    I wouldn't withdraw so much at once.

  6. Imperative

    Heb bitte fünfzig Euro für mich ab.

    Please take out fifty euros for me.

Good to know

  • Geld abheben is to take money out at a cash machine; abheben is also what a plane does at take-off.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.