Ausbaute

Ausbaute is not a standard dictionary entry in contemporary German. It is primarily recognized as an inflected form of the separable verb ausbauen in the simple past for third-person singular, but in normal spelling the past tense is written as two words: er baute aus.

Grammatical notes indicate that ausbauen is a separable-prefix verb. In finite clauses, the prefix aus typically relocates to the end of the clause, so the correct past tense form is "baute aus." The single-word form "ausbaute" is generally regarded as nonstandard, archaic, or the result of misspelling or OCR errors rather than a valid common variant.

Meaning and usage: ausbauen means to extend, develop, upgrade, or increase capacity of something, ranging from physical structures to systems or programs. It can refer to expanding infrastructure, enhancing facilities, or broadening capabilities. The term can be used both literally (building extensions) and figuratively (expanding a network or services).

Examples in standard usage:

- Der Staat baute die Infrastruktur aus.

- Die Firma will ihr Netzwerk weiter ausbauen.

- Durch den Ausbau der Straßen wurde der Verkehr verbessert.

Distinctions: The noun form Ausbau refers to the process or result of expansion, not to a specific past action. The form ausbauen exists as the verb; ausbaute as a single word is not part of standard modern German orthography and should be avoided in formal writing.

Etymology: ausbauen combines the prefix aus- with the verb bauen (to build). The meaning evolves from “build out” or “extend.” In past tense, the normal construction is baute aus rather than ausbaute.