abschaffen
In English: to abolish
B1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- schaffte ab
- Partizip II
- abgeschafft
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
Quick quiz
___ Abschied?
Example sentences
Wir müssen die Todesstrafe abschaffen.
We must abolish the death penalty.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRIch werde die Todesstrafe abschaffen.
I will abolish capital punishment.
Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FRLasst uns die Arbeit abschaffen!
Let's abolish work.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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