Ich drucke das Dokument mit dem neuen Drucker aus.

the; (masculine or neuter, dative)

Breakdown of Ich drucke das Dokument mit dem neuen Drucker aus.

• neu: new
• ich: I
• mit: with

Questions & Answers about Ich drucke das Dokument mit dem neuen Drucker aus.

Why is the verb split into drucke and aus in this sentence?

German has many separable‑prefix verbs. ausdrucken (‘to print out’) is one of them. In a main clause the prefix (aus) detaches and moves to the very end, while the verb stem (drucke) remains in the second position.

What’s the difference between drucken and ausdrucken?

drucken on its own means ‘to press’, ‘to imprint’ or generally ‘to print’ (like on a printing press). ausdrucken specifically means ‘to print out’ from a digital source onto paper. If you leave out aus, it’s less clear that you mean printing a document from a computer.

How do I know that das Dokument is in the accusative case?

das Dokument is the direct object of the verb ausdrucken, and German marks direct objects with the accusative case. The neuter definite article das is the same in nominative and accusative, but here its role as the thing being printed tells you it’s accusative.

Why is mit dem neuen Drucker in the dative case?

The preposition mit always takes the dative case. Since Drucker is masculine, der neue Drucker in dative becomes dem neuen Drucker.