The idea
Present tense: ich melde ab, du meldest ab, er/sie/es meldet ab, wir melden ab, ihr meldet ab, sie/Sie melden ab. Learn the sentence pattern jemanden abmelden; sich abmelden together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | melde ab |
| du | meldest ab |
| er/sie/es | meldet ab |
| wir | melden ab |
| ihr | meldet ab |
| sie/Sie | melden ab |
| Präteritum | meldete ab |
| Perfekt | hat abgemeldet |
| Imperativ (du) | Melde ab! |
| Muster | jemanden abmelden; sich abmelden |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Abmelden can cancel registration or sign someone out of an account. To sign yourself out, use the matching reflexive pronoun.
Learn this pattern as a unit: jemanden abmelden; sich abmelden. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Du meldst dich ab.Du meldest dich ab.The stem meld needs e before st: meldest.
Examples
- Ich melde meinen Sohn vom Nachmittagskurs ab.I withdraw my son from the afternoon course.
- Du meldest dich nach der Arbeit vom gemeinsamen Computer ab.You sign out of the shared computer after work.
- Die Organisatorin meldet zwei Gäste wieder ab.The organizer cancels the registration of two guests.
- Wir meldeten uns vor der Abreise beim Empfang ab.We checked out at reception before leaving.
- Er hat das alte Benutzerkonto abgemeldet.He signed out of the old user account.
- Melde dich ab, bevor die nächste Person den Rechner nutzt.Sign out before the next person uses the computer.
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Watch out
The stem meld needs e before st: meldest.
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du ___ (abmelden, Präsens)
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meldest ab
meldest ab: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (abmelden, Präteritum)
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meldete ab
meldete ab: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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abgemeldet
abgemeldet: in this use the perfect tense is hat abgemeldet.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (abmelden, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (abmelden, Präteritum)
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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Read the six situations aloud, compare the verb forms, and complete the present, past and participle checks. Then write a new sentence that follows jemanden abmelden; sich abmelden.