German Word Family

schließen

Learn schließen once, then see how related verbs, nouns, and compounds are built from the same root.

What to watch for

A B1 family full of abstract nouns: Abschluss, Anschluss, Beschluss and Schluss all come out of it, and several verbs carry two meanings at once.

Prefixed verbs

  • abschließen lock / complete / graduate B1 Shifted meaning

    ab + schließen

  • anschließen connect / join B1 Shifted meaning

    an + schließen

  • aufschließen Coming soon to unlock B1

    auf + schließen

  • ausschließen exclude B1 Shifted meaning

    aus + schließen

  • beschließen decide B1 Not predictable

    be + schließen

  • einschließen include / lock in B1 Shifted meaning

    ein + schließen

  • verschließen lock / seal B1

    ver + schließen

Derived nouns

  • der Abschluss graduation, qualification, degree A2 Shifted meaning

    abschließen → der Abschluss

  • der Anschluss connection B1

    anschließen → der Anschluss

  • Ausschluss Coming soon exclusion B1

    ausschließen → der Ausschluss

  • der Beschluss decision B1

    beschließen → der Beschluss

  • der Schluss end / conclusion A2 Shifted meaning

    schließen → der Schluss

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graduation, qualification, degree

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