Vokabahn

ab

A1 Preposition / Adjective frequency rank #77

What ab means

Preposition

  1. beginning at that time or location; from

Adjective

  1. off, detached (not attached to anything anymore, having come off)

Forms

Preposition | Adjective

Pronunciation

ab in a sentence

Der Knopf an meinem Hemd ist ab.

The button on my shirt has come off.

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ab is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #77 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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