verb
to deliver (newspapers/mail), to hold/host (an event or election), to carry on (a dispute)
A2
'austragen' (separable) is a strong, irregular verb meaning to deliver (e.g. newspapers), to hold/host an event or election, or to carry on/settle a dispute. Uses auxiliary haben. Present stem change a→ä (du trägst, er trägt); preterite trug; Partizip II: ausgetragen. Non-reflexive.
Examples
Der Postbote trug die Pakete aus, obwohl der Weg länger war als üblich.
The postman delivered the packages even though the route was longer than usual.
Der Briefträger trägt heute die Pakete aus.
The mail carrier is delivering the packages today.
Er trug die Post aus.
He delivered the mail.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a person carrying a stack of newspapers out the front door, walking down the street delivering them.
Think 'out' + 'tragen' sounding like 'out-range' — 'carry out' (carry something out to the street).
Notes
A separable verb: in the present tense the prefix 'aus' separates (er trägt die Zeitungen aus). Common collocations: 'Zeitungen austragen' (deliver newspapers), 'einen Wettbewerb/eine Wahl austragen' (hold/host an event or election), 'einen Streit austragen' (carry on/contest a dispute, often 'vor Gericht austragen'). Uses the auxiliary 'haben' in compound tenses (hat ausgetragen). Stem changes: present 2nd/3rd person singular a -> ä (du trägst, er trägt), preterite a -> u (ich trug), Partizip II = ausgetragen.