abschaffen

German

Etymology

ab- + schaffen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧schaf‧fen
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃafən/, [ˈʔapˌʃafn̩]

Verb

abschaffen (third-person singular simple present schafft ab, past tense schaffte ab, past participle abgeschafft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to abolish, to annul
    ein Gesetz abschaffen to annul a law
    die Sklaverei abschaffen to abolish slavery

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