German VERB B1 Rank 14202

abhaken

to check off

abhaken – hakte ab – hat abgehakt

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry abhaken, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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abhaken vs erledigen

to take care of / to finish

Erledigen means bringing the task itself to an end. Abhaken, by contrast, refers to marking it as completed afterward. Use erledigen for carrying out the task and abhaken for putting a check mark next to it on a list.

Visual example for erledigen
abhaken

Nach dem Anruf hakt Lea den Punkt auf ihrer Aufgabenliste ab.

After the call, Lea checks the item off her to-do list.

erledigen

Lea erledigt am Vormittag den Anruf bei der Versicherung.

Lea takes care of the call to the insurance company in the morning.

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