> 2. Drop it / Let go — Aus. In German, aus is a preposition meaning “out of.”
It also means "off" and – in sports – "offside", which I think is much closer to what "aus" means in this context.
It also means "off" and – in sports – "offside", which I think is much closer to what "aus" means in this context.
It means something like "Spuck es aus", "Spit it out"
The meaning in dog schools is "Spit it out", but given aus's versatility within human language, it's often used as a general "stop" command. As in "aus", stop playing.
In this case Aus means out like in spit it out or out with it, "raus damit".