verreisen

Verreisen is a German verb meaning to leave one’s home to go on a trip or vacation; to travel away for a period of time. It is commonly used to describe taking a holiday or business trip that involves departing from home to a destination such as in den Urlaub, ins Ausland, or zu einem anderen Land. The term emphasizes the act of leaving home for a stay elsewhere, rather than short day trips.

Conjugation and usage: Verreisen is a separable verb; in the present tense the prefix ver- is separated: ich verreise, du verreist, er verreist, wir verreisen, ihr verreist, sie verreisen. In the simple past (Präteritum) forms: ich verreiste, du verreistest, er verreiste, wir verreisten, ihr verreistet, sie verreisten. The perfect tense uses sein with the past participle verreist: ich bin verreist, du bist verreist, er ist verreist, wir sind verreist, ihr seid verreist, sie sind verreist. The past participle remains verreist, without ge-.

Usage nuances and related expressions: Verreisen implies departing for an extended stay, often for vacation or travel, and can be replaced by phrases like eine Reise antreten or in den Urlaub fahren. It can appear with prepositional phrases such as nach Frankreich verreisen or ins Ausland verreisen. In subordinate clauses, the prefix remains attached to the verb at the end: ..., dass wir verreist sind. The term is common across German-speaking countries, including Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland.