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ab

"ab" means "beginning at that time or location" in German. It is number 182 on the frequency list, in A1 (prep).

Meaning

beginning at that time or location; from; off, detached

IPA

/ap/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Ich danke ab.
  I abdicate.
  Tatoeba: Yorwba / tieguy
• Was geht ab?
  What's up?
  Tatoeba: maaster / CK
• Ich kann ihn nicht ab.
  I can't stand him.
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / CK

Learned together

In the course, "ab" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• okay OK
• dein your
• viel much, a lot
• am at the, on the
• weil because, given that
• bis until
• hallo hello
• zwei two
• zur to the, for the (feminine)

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