Verb

aus|schalten

Translation

to turn off, to switch off, to eliminate, to disable

Bitte schalte das Licht aus.

Please turn off the light.

Sie hat ihr Handy ausgeschaltet.

She has turned off her cell phone.

Er wurde im Wettbewerb ausgeschaltet.

He was eliminated in the competition.

((sth.)) to turn sth. off I'm turning the television off.

((sb.)) to eliminate sb. The team eliminated the opponent.

ausmachen (to turn off); Antonyms: einschalten (to switch on), anmachen (to turn on)

Composed of 'aus' (off) and 'schalten' (to switch). It literally means 'to switch off'.

Think of 'aus' as 'out' or 'off'. It's a separable verb, so the 'aus' goes to the end in simple tenses: 'Ich schalte das Licht aus'.