abschieben

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German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ schieben

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapˌʃiːbən/
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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapˌʃiːbm̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧schie‧ben

Verb

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abschieben (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schiebt ab, past tense schob ab, past participle abgeschoben, past subjunctive schöbe ab, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. to deport (from a country)
  2. to shift (blame or responsibility onto someone or onto certain circumstances)
    möglichst viel Verantwortung abschiebento shift as much blame as possible
    Aufgaben abschiebenshift (responsibility for) assignments

Conjugation

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