German word
abfliegen in German sentences
abfliegen means "to depart (by air)" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Wir fliegen morgen früh nach Hamburg ab.
We depart by plane for Hamburg early tomorrow.
Der Flieger nach Wien ist pünktlich abgeflogen.
The plane to Vienna departed on time.
Lara ruft an, bevor sie am Abend abfliegt.
Lara calls before she flies out in the evening.
Wegen des Nebels fliegen mehrere Maschinen später ab.
Because of the fog, several planes depart later.
Nach dem Termin fliegen die Kollegen direkt weiter.
After the appointment, the colleagues fly on directly.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive abfliegen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.