Dinge für immer eliminieren (Do away with)
Do away with bedeutet, etwas bewusst und dauerhaft zu beseitigen. Das verleiht deinem Wortschatz zum Thema Entfernen einen echten C1-Flair. Denk an permanent elimination, abolish und eradicate.
Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds
Use 'do away with' to describe the permanent removal or abolition of a system, rule, or object.
- Always keep 'do', 'away', and 'with' together in that specific order.
- It is an inseparable phrasal verb; the object must follow 'with'.
- Conjugate only the verb 'do' (did, done, doing) while keeping the particles fixed.
Overview
do away with.We should stop using this system. Das ist korrekt, aber es klingt ein wenig flach.It is time to do away with this outdated system, signalisierst du eine ganz andere Ebene von Professionalität und Finalität.Do away with bedeutet mehr als nur „etwas loswerden“. Es trägt die Bedeutung von „abschaffen“, „eliminieren“ oder „vollständig beseitigen“. Es geht um eine dauerhafte Entscheidung.do away with ist seine Vielseitigkeit: Es passt sowohl in den formellen Kontext der Politik und Wirtschaft als auch in den persönlichen Bereich, wenn es um tief verwurzelte Angewohnheiten geht.abolish oder eliminate zu verwenden, wenn wir professionell klingen wollen. Do away with ist jedoch der „Native-Speaker-Weg“: Es ist idiomatisch, kraftvoll und zeigt, dass du die feinen Unterschiede der englischen Register verstehst.do away with zu meistern, müssen wir uns die Struktur genau ansehen. Es handelt sich um ein sogenanntes „three-part phrasal verb“ (oder „phrasal-prepositional verb“). Das bedeutet, es besteht aus einem Verb (do), einer Partikel (away) und einer Präposition (with).do away with jedoch inseparable (untrennbar).Do away with ist immer transitiv, was bedeutet, dass es zwingend ein Objekt braucht. Du kannst nicht einfach sagen: We decided to do away with. Das würde bei deinem Gegenüber die Frage hinterlassen: „Mit was?“- Deutsch: „Wir müssen diese Regelung abschaffen.“ (Das Objekt steht vor dem Verbteil am Ende).
- Englisch: „We must do away with this regulation.“ (Das Objekt folgt der kompletten Einheit).
away in diesem Kontext ist nicht physisch (wie in go away), sondern metaphorisch. Es beschreibt den Zustand des Nicht-Mehr-Existierens. Das with fungiert hier als Brücke zum Objekt.do), damit es weg ist (away), und zwar in Bezug auf eine Sache (with). Diese Logik hilft dir vielleicht, dir die Reihenfolge besser zu merken.do away with folgt einem klaren Muster. Da do das Hauptverb ist, wird nur dieses konjugiert. away und with bleiben unter allen Umständen unverändert. Das ist eine gute Nachricht, denn es macht die Anwendung eigentlich einfacher als viele deutsche Verbkonstruktionen.Subjekt + (Hilfsverb) + do (konjugiert) + away with + Objektdo/does away with | The company does away with paper waste. | Die Firma schafft Papiermüll ab. |did away with | They did away with the old taxes. | Sie schafften die alten Steuern ab. |have/has done away with | We have done away with manual entry. | Wir haben die manuelle Dateneingabe abgeschafft. |will do away with | AI will do away with boring tasks. | KI wird langweilige Aufgaben beseitigen. |doing away with | Doing away with red tape is hard. | Bürokratie abzubauen ist schwer. |do ein unregelmäßiges Verb ist, musst du besonders im *Past Simple* (did) und im *Past Participle* (done) aufpassen. Ein häufiger Fehler ist es, die Partikel away irgendwie verändern zu wollen. Denke daran: Nur das erste Wort bewegt sich!The university is considering doing away with traditional exams.doing), das nach dem Verb consider stehen muss. Die Struktur bleibt stabil.do away with statt get rid of oder abolish verwenden? Das ist die entscheidende Frage für das C1-Niveau. Hier sind die spezifischen Kontexte:do away with perfekt.The new CEO wants to do away with the hierarchical structure of the firm.Many countries are doing away with the death penalty.
do away with sehr entschlossen.We need to do away with the stigma surrounding mental health.This new software will do away with the need for constant updates.
I've decided to do away with my habit of checking emails at night.The village did away with the tradition of the annual parade.
They did away with the old factory to build a park.
I think we should do away with the current tax system. Das klingt gebildet und meinungsstark, ohne zu steif zu wirken.- Falsch:
We did the rules away with. - Richtig:
We did away with the rules.
do away with ist wie ein einzelnes, langes Wort.with durch of oder from ersetzt, weil man an get rid of oder remove from denkt.- Falsch:
They want to do away of the problem. - Richtig:
They want to do away with the problem.
with.Do away with hat ein gewisses Gewicht. Es für Müll oder Kleinigkeiten zu verwenden, klingt seltsam.- Unpassend:
I did away with my empty pizza box. - Besser:
I threw away my empty pizza box.
to do away with someone kann „jemanden umbringen“ bedeuten.- Vorsicht: Wenn du im Büro sagst
I want to do away with my boss, könnten die Kollegen das sehr falsch verstehen. Bleibe bei Objekten und abstrakten Konzepten, es sei denn, du schreibst einen Krimi.
do away with mit seinen „Cousins“ vergleichen. Hier hilft uns eine Tabelle, um die Unterschiede im Register (Formalität) und in der Anwendung zu verdeutlichen.Let's do away with these meetings. |I need to get rid of this old chair. |Slavery was abolished in the 19th century. |Discard the packaging after opening. |We must eliminate all technical errors. |abolish nutzt, klingst du wie ein Historiker oder ein Anwalt. Wenn du get rid of nutzt, klingst du wie jemand, der seinen Keller aufräumt. Do away with liegt genau in der Mitte – es ist die Sprache eines modernen Managers oder eines reflektierten Bürgers.get rid of, ist aber weniger trocken als abolish.do away with auch passiv verwenden?The old regulations were done away with last year.with bleibt am Ende stehen! Das fühlt sich für uns Deutsche oft unvollständig an, ist aber im Englischen absolut korrekt.do away with zu aggressiv?We are looking into phasing out this process. (Phase out bedeutet „schrittweise abschaffen“).it in die Mitte setzen?- Falsch:
Do away it with. - Richtig:
Do away with it.
do away with bedeutet, dass du bereit bist, die „einfachen“ Vokabeln hinter dir zu lassen. Es ist ein Werkzeug für Klarheit und Entschlossenheit. Wenn du das nächste Mal eine ineffiziente Regel im Büro oder eine schlechte Angewohnheit beim Lernen siehst, weißt du jetzt genau, was zu tun ist: Do away with it!Conjugating 'Do Away With'
| Tense | Subject | Form | Object |
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Present Simple
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I / You / We / They
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do away with
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the system
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Present Simple
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He / She / It
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does away with
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the system
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Past Simple
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All subjects
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did away with
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the system
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Present Continuous
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They
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are doing away with
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the system
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Present Perfect
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We
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have done away with
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the system
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Past Perfect
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She
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had done away with
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the system
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Future (Will)
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They
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will do away with
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the system
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Passive Voice
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The system
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was done away with
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n/a
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Contractions with 'Do Away With'
| Full Form | Contraction | Example |
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I do not do away with
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I don't do away with
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I don't do away with old habits easily.
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He does not do away with
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He doesn't do away with
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He doesn't do away with his files.
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They did not do away with
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They didn't do away with
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They didn't do away with the law.
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Meanings
To put an end to something, to abolish a system or regulation, or to get rid of a physical object permanently.
Abolish/Repeal
To officially end a law, rule, or social custom.
“Many people think it's time to do away with the monarchy.”
“The government is planning to do away with the current tax loopholes.”
Discard/Remove
To stop using something or to throw it away because it is no longer needed.
“We should do away with these old chairs and get some ergonomic ones.”
“The new software does away with the need for manual data entry.”
Euphemism for Murder
To kill or eliminate a person or animal (slang/informal).
“In the movie, the villain tries to do away with his partner.”
“There were rumors that the king had been done away with by his rivals.”
Reference Table
| Anwendungsbereich | Beispiel mit "do away with" | Ähnliche Bedeutung | Nuance |
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Formelle Abschaffung
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The parliament will do away with the old law.
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Abolish
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Starke, offizielle Eliminierung
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Problemlösung
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We must do away with corruption.
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Eliminate
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Systematische Beseitigung eines Problems
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Beendigung einer Praxis
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She did away with her bad habit.
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Stop / End
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Bewusste Einstellung
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Zerstörung eines physischen Objekts
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They did away with the old car.
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Dispose of / Demolish
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Dauerhafte Entfernung, manchmal zerstörerisch
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Weniger formelle Entfernung
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He wants to do away with those ugly curtains.
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Get rid of
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Lässiger, aber immer noch endgültig
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Historische Veränderung
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The monarchy was done away with centuries ago.
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Overthrown / Abolished
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Große historische Beseitigung
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Formalitätsspektrum
The corporation has decided to do away with the legacy software. (Technology update)
We're going to do away with the old software next month. (Technology update)
Let's do away with this glitchy app. (Technology update)
Time to bin this app for good. (Technology update)
Die Welt von 'Do Away With'
Was man 'abschaffen' kann
- Regeln/Gesetze Outdated regulations, discriminatory laws
- Systeme/Praktiken Inefficient processes, old traditions
- Probleme/Hindernisse Corruption, bureaucratic hurdles
- Gewohnheiten Procrastination, unhealthy eating
Wann man es benutzt
- Formelle Abschaffung Government policy changes, institutional reform
- Starke Absicht Determined personal resolutions, major societal shifts
- Dauerhafte Entfernung Not temporary, definitive elimination
Schlüsselelemente
- Verb 'Do' Changes tense (do, did, done, doing)
- Feste Einheit 'away with' never separates
- Immer transitiv Needs an object (noun, pronoun, gerund)
'Do Away With' vs. Ähnliche Phrasen
Sollte ich 'Do Away With' verwenden?
Möchtest du etwas dauerhaft entfernen oder abschaffen?
Ist die Entfernung bedeutsam, formell oder wirkungsvoll (z.B. ein System, Gesetz, großes Problem, schlechte Gewohnheit)?
Ist dein Objekt ein Nomen, Pronomen oder Gerundium?
Kollokationen für 'Do Away With'
Richtlinien & Systeme
- • a law
- • a rule
- • a policy
- • a system
- • regulations
- • bureaucracy
Probleme & Hindernisse
- • corruption
- • obstacles
- • difficulties
- • inefficiency
- • prejudice
- • discrimination
Gewohnheiten & Praktiken
- • a bad habit
- • a tradition
- • a practice
- • old customs
- • unhealthy routines
Physische Objekte (seltener)
- • an old building
- • evidence
- • waste
- • an unwanted item
Beispiele nach Niveau
I do away with my old pen.
I throw away my old pen.
Do away with the trash.
Get rid of the trash.
She did away with her old hat.
She got rid of her old hat.
We do away with the rules today.
We stop the rules today.
The school did away with the old books.
The school removed the old books.
Are you going to do away with that old car?
Will you get rid of that old car?
He doesn't want to do away with his toys.
He doesn't want to throw away his toys.
They did away with the small desks.
They got rid of the small desks.
The company has done away with the afternoon break.
The company stopped the afternoon break.
I think we should do away with these complicated forms.
I think we should stop using these forms.
If we do away with the middleman, we can save money.
If we remove the intermediary, we save money.
The city did away with the old tram lines.
The city removed the tram lines.
The new legislation aims to do away with discriminatory practices.
The law aims to abolish discrimination.
It's high time we did away with these outdated traditions.
We should have stopped these traditions long ago.
The digital revolution has done away with the need for physical storage.
Technology removed the need for storage.
Many argue that we should do away with the electoral college.
People want to abolish the electoral college.
The CEO's primary objective was to do away with the culture of complacency.
The CEO wanted to eliminate the lazy culture.
By streamlining the hierarchy, they effectively did away with three layers of management.
They removed management levels to be faster.
The treaty seeks to do away with all trade barriers between the two nations.
The treaty removes trade obstacles.
Such archaic regulations should have been done away with decades ago.
These old rules should have been abolished long ago.
The philosophical treatise argues for doing away with the binary distinction between mind and body.
The book suggests removing the mind-body split.
The protagonist's attempt to do away with his past only led to further psychological turmoil.
Trying to erase his past caused more trouble.
In a bold move, the central bank has done away with interest rate caps entirely.
The bank removed the limits on interest rates.
The sheer efficiency of the new algorithm has all but done away with the latency issues we faced.
The algorithm almost completely fixed the delay.
Leicht verwechselbar
Learners use 'get rid of' for everything. 'Do away with' is more for systems/rules.
Both use 'away', but 'put away' means to store something, not eliminate it.
They sound similar but 'make away with' means to steal something.
Häufige Fehler
I do away the trash.
I do away with the trash.
He do away with it.
He does away with it.
Do with away the rules.
Do away with the rules.
I did away with.
I did away with it.
They are do away with it.
They are doing away with it.
We did away with the old car yesterday?
Did we do away with the old car yesterday?
She done away with her shoes.
She did away with her shoes.
The law was done away.
The law was done away with.
We should do the system away with.
We should do away with the system.
I have do away with the files.
I have done away with the files.
The necessity of the rule was done away.
The necessity of the rule was done away with.
They did away with to have a meeting.
They did away with having a meeting.
It was done away with by the committee.
It was done away with by the committee.
The CEO did away with the employees.
The CEO made the employees redundant.
Satzmuster
It's time to do away with ___.
The new system has effectively done away with the need for ___.
If we were to do away with ___, the consequences would be ___.
Many people argue that ___ should be done away with.
Real World Usage
The merger will do away with several redundant departments.
If elected, I promise to do away with the inheritance tax.
We must do away with single-use plastics by 2030.
The update does away with the need for a separate login.
I'm doing away with all this old furniture.
The judge ruled to do away with the previous injunction.
Denk an Dauerhaftigkeit & Wirkung
The company decided to do away with the old dress code.
'Away With' niemals trennen
Do away with the rule,nicht
do the rule away with.
Hebe deinen Ausdruck hervor
The government aims to do away with unnecessary bureaucracy.
Vorsicht bei 'Doing Away With' Menschen
Denk an Synonyme
Slavery was abolished präziser als Slavery was done away with.
Smart Tips
Use the passive form 'has been done away with' to sound more objective and professional.
Check if the verb is 'do'. If it's 'make', the meaning changes to 'steal'.
Remember the 'Triple-W' rule: do aWay With. They always go together.
Use 'do away with' to sound more determined than just saying 'quit'.
Aussprache
Linking
The 'y' in 'away' and the 'w' in 'with' often link smoothly. The 'th' in 'with' is usually unvoiced /θ/ but can be voiced /ð/ depending on the following word.
Stress
The primary stress is usually on 'away'.
Falling intonation in statements
We should do away with it. ↘
Conveys a firm decision or suggestion.
Einprägen
Eselsbrücke
DO AWAY WITH: Delete Obsolete Anything, While You Will Improve Things Here.
Visuelle Assoziation
Imagine a giant broom sweeping a pile of old, dusty law books out of a grand building and into a trash can labeled 'The Past'.
Rhyme
If the rule is old and a bit of a myth, it's time to finally do away with.
Story
A king once had a very heavy crown that made his head ache. He decided to 'do away with' the crown and wear a simple hat instead. Soon, all the other kings 'did away with' their crowns too, and everyone was much happier.
Word Web
Herausforderung
Write three sentences about things in your daily life you would like to 'do away with' (e.g., morning traffic, plastic bags, spam emails).
Kulturelle Hinweise
Frequently used in political discourse regarding the 'House of Lords' or 'The Monarchy'. It sounds polite but firm.
Commonly used in corporate 'lean' management to describe removing waste or unnecessary steps.
In detective novels, 'do away with' is a classic euphemism for murder, used to sound more chilling or sophisticated.
The phrase 'do away' dates back to Middle English (circa 1300), meaning to put aside or remove. The preposition 'with' was added later to specify the object being removed.
Gesprächseinstiege
If you could do away with one law in your country, which would it be?
What is one piece of technology that the smartphone has done away with?
In your opinion, should schools do away with homework entirely?
Has your company done away with any old traditions recently?
Tagebuch-Impulse
Häufige Fehler
Test Yourself
The university plans to ___ outdated traditions.
Wähle den korrekten Satz:
Find and fix the mistake:
The company is considering doing working from home away with.
Score: /3
Ubungsaufgaben
8 exercisesThe government has finally _______ the outdated tax law.
Find and fix the mistake:
We should do away the old system as soon as possible.
Select the correct passive voice sentence.
The company abolished the dress code. -> The company _______ the dress code.
1. Do away with trash. 2. Do away with a law. 3. Do away with a person (meaning fire them).
A: Why is the office so empty? B: They _______ all the old filing cabinets.
with / time / it / is / to / do / away / paperwork / .
1. Present Perfect, 2. Past Simple, 3. Continuous
Score: /8
Practice Bank
12 exercisesMany countries have ___ capital punishment.
The manager wants to ___ unnecessary meetings.
The protestors demanded to do the discriminatory law away with.
It's time we do away of these old habits.
Which sentence is correct?
Choose the correct sentence:
Eliminate the inefficient billing system.
The school decided to abolish uniforms.
Arrange these words into a sentence:
Arrange these words into a sentence:
Match the sentence halves:
Match the beginnings and endings:
Score: /12
FAQ (8)
No, you must include `with`. It is a three-part phrasal verb, and all three parts are required for the meaning to be complete.
It is neutral to formal. It is perfectly acceptable in business reports and academic essays, but also used in daily conversation.
`Abolish` is more formal and usually limited to laws or institutions. `Do away with` can be used for laws, but also for physical objects or habits.
No, `do away with` is inseparable. The object must always come after the word `with`.
Yes, in informal or slang contexts, it can be a euphemism for murder. Be careful with the context to avoid misunderstandings.
Use the form `be + done away with`. For example: 'The old regulations have been `done away with`.'
Use `did away with` for the simple past. Use `done away with` for the perfect tenses (with have/has/had).
No, it is better to use 'make redundant' or 'terminate'. Using 'do away with' for people sounds like you are killing them.
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Mastery Progress
Needs Practice
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Mastered
In Other Languages
Abolir / Eliminar / Acabar con
Spanish verbs are usually single words, not three-part phrases.
Supprimer / Abolir
French lacks the 'verb + particle + preposition' structure.
Abschaffen
German uses separable prefixes rather than independent prepositions.
廃止する (Haishi suru)
Japanese grammar is SOV and doesn't use phrasal verbs in the English sense.
ألغى (Algha)
Arabic uses verb conjugation patterns rather than adding particles like 'away'.
废除 (Fèichú)
Chinese is isolating and doesn't have phrasal verb particles.
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