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Illustration of the A1 German word “aus”, which translates to “from, out of”. A cheerful cat leaping out of a giant floating teapot into the open sky, trailing a ribbon of steam as it sails free into the clouds.

aus is part of Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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aus

from, out of

/aʊ̯s/

Examples — aus in a sentence

Ich komme aus der Schweiz.

I come from Switzerland.

Nimm das Buch bitte aus der Tasche.

Please take the book out of the bag.

How to remember it

AUS sounds like 'out' – if you come 'OUT of' a place, you are 'FROM' it.

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