ausrutscht

Ausrutscht is the third-person singular present indicative form of the German verb ausrutschen. The verb means to slip or slide out of grip, and it can refer to a physical slipping on a surface as well as to a figurative slip, such as saying something unintentionally. In standard German, the finite present tense is written with the prefix separated: er rutscht aus. The corresponding past participle is ausgerutscht, used with the auxiliary haben or sein to form perfect and other compound tenses.

Etymology and forms: ausrutschen is composed of aus- (out) and rutschen (to slide). The term originally described a physical loss of footing and later acquired figurative uses, such as slipping a remark out of someone’s mouth. The common noun for a broader slip or error is der Ausrutscher.

Usage: Physical sense examples include: Er rutscht auf dem Eis aus und fällt. Figurative uses include: Etwas rutscht mir heraus, meaning something slips out of my mouth unintentionally. In everyday language, Ausrutscher can also refer to a blunder or minor error, especially in speech or judgment.

See also: Ausrutschen (the verb), Ausgerutscht (past participle), Ausrutscher (slip, blunder, especially a verbal slip).

Overall, ausrutscht denotes a current slip by a subject, with both concrete and metaphorical applications, and is part of a broader family of words built from prefix aus- and the verb rutschen.