verb
to exchange
A2
'austauschen' means 'to exchange' or 'to swap' (objects or information). It's a separable verb (aus‑tauschen), regular weak and non‑reflexive. Uses haben for perfect (hat ausgetauscht). Imperative splits (tausch aus!). No irregular stem changes; often transitive. Also used for replacing parts and exchanging opinions.
Examples
Wir tauschen die Telefonnummern aus.
We exchange phone numbers.
Ich tausche die Batterien aus.
I'm replacing the batteries.
Wir haben uns ausgetauscht.
We exchanged ideas.
Details
Mnemonics
two people handing items to each other while the 'aus' prefix moves to the end
sounds like 'out-swap' (swap out)
Notes
Separable weak verb. Perfect uses 'haben' (wir haben ausgetauscht). Commonly used for exchanging items, information or opinions.