Die Firma bildet uns aus.

Because the full verb here is ausbilden, which is a separable verb.

In a normal main clause in the present tense, German often splits separable verbs:

• ausbilden → bildet ... aus

So:

• Die Firma bildet uns aus.

But in forms where the verb is not split, it stays together:

• infinitive: ausbilden
• past participle: ausgebildet
• with a modal: Die Firma will uns ausbilden.
• in a subordinate clause: ..., weil die Firma uns ausbildet.

This is a very common pattern in German.

The dictionary form is ausbilden.

Here is the breakdown:

• ausbilden = infinitive
• bildet ... aus = 3rd person singular present tense

The subject is die Firma, which is grammatically singular, so German uses the sie/es form of the verb:

• ich bilde aus
• du bildest aus
• er/sie/es bildet aus

So bildet matches die Firma.

Uns is the accusative form of wir.

German personal pronouns change form depending on their role in the sentence:

• wir = we
• uns = us

In this sentence, uns is the object of the verb, so German uses the accusative:

• Die Firma bildet uns aus.

That is why it is uns, not wir.

Because Firma is a feminine noun in German.

Its basic article is:

• die Firma = the company

In this sentence, die Firma is the subject, so it is in the nominative case. For a feminine noun, the nominative definite article is still die.

A quick overview:

• nominative: die Firma
• accusative: die Firma
• dative: der Firma
• genitive: der Firma

So here, die Firma is correct because it is the subject doing the action.

No, not exactly.

• bilden by itself often means things like to form, to create, or in some contexts to educate
• ausbilden specifically means to train, to train someone for a profession, or to provide vocational training

So the prefix aus- changes the meaning.

Compare:

• eine Gruppe bilden = to form a group
• jemanden ausbilden = to train someone

This is why it is important to learn ausbilden as a separate verb, not just as bilden plus an extra word.

Because aus here is not a preposition by itself. It is the separable prefix belonging to the verb ausbilden.

In a main clause, the conjugated part of the verb goes into the usual verb position, while the prefix moves to the end:

• bildet = conjugated verb part
• aus = separated prefix

Objects like uns stay in the middle field of the sentence:

• Die Firma | bildet | uns | aus

So uns is not interrupting the verb by accident. That is exactly how separable verbs work in German.

Yes, the word order can change, but the verb placement rules still apply.

The standard order is:

• Die Firma bildet uns aus.

But German can move other elements to the first position for emphasis:

• Uns bildet die Firma aus.

This version is grammatically possible, but it is more marked and sounds more like emphasizing us.

What does not change in a main clause is this rule:

• the conjugated verb stays in second position
• the separable prefix stays at the end

So even if another element comes first, you still get:

• Uns bildet die Firma aus.

not

• Uns die Firma bildet aus.

In a subordinate clause, the separable verb is usually not split. It goes to the end as one unit.

Main clause:

• Die Firma bildet uns aus.

Subordinate clause:

• ..., weil die Firma uns ausbildet.
• ..., dass die Firma uns ausbildet.

This is an important contrast:

• main clause: bildet ... aus
• subordinate clause: ausbildet

So if you see a conjunction like weil, dass, or wenn, expect the full verb form at the end.

Grammatically, Firma is feminine, so if you replace it with a pronoun, German uses sie:

• Die Firma bildet uns aus.
• Sie bildet uns aus.

But this is grammatical gender, not biological sex. A company is not female in a real-world sense just because the noun is feminine.

This is a very common point for English speakers: German noun gender is usually a grammar category, not a statement about natural gender.

Usually, ausbilden strongly suggests training, especially professional or vocational training.

So the sentence most naturally suggests something like:

• the company is training us
• the company is giving us vocational training
• the company is training us as apprentices/trainees

If you wanted a broader idea like educating in a general sense, German would often use other wording depending on context.

So for learners, it is best to connect ausbilden with training someone for a skill or profession.

There are two main clues:

1. Verb agreement
   The verb is bildet, which is the 3rd person singular form, matching die Firma.

2. Pronoun form
   Uns is an object form, not a subject form.
   The subject form would be wir, not uns.

So:

• die Firma = subject
• uns = object

That tells you who is doing the action and who is receiving it.