Vocabulary
auswendig
/ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛndɪç/· adverb
by heart
Auswendig lernen — useful for poems and phone numbers, less for grammar.
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auswendig
by heart
Ich kann das Gedicht auswendig.
I know the poem by heart.
Word family
auswendigdas Auswendiglernenlearning by heart, rote learninginwendigon the inside (in- und auswendig kennen: to know inside out)
Common combinations
- auswendig lernento learn by heart
- auswendig könnento know by heart
- auswendig aufsagento recite by heart
Real examples
- In der Schule mussten wir Gedichte auswendig lernen.At school we had to learn poems by heart.
- Meine Telefonnummer kann ich auswendig.I know my phone number by heart.
- Nur auswendig zu lernen, hilft nicht — man muss es auch verstehen.Just learning by heart doesn't help — you have to understand it too.
