Polyglot Dictionary

Aufbau

/ˈaʊfˌbaʊ/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. construction, structure

    • Der Aufbau der Bühne dauert einen Tag.

      Setting up the stage takes a day.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

bau

Aufbau is more about structure or composition, how something is built up, including organizational structure; Bau is more literal, the physical building or construction process.

struktur

Aufbau is more about the process of how something is built up; Struktur is more about the resulting structure.

Similar in other languages

English

structure

structure is the English word for the same thing — both mean "construction, structure."

Practice

1 What does Aufbau mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ der Bühne dauert einen Tag.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Aufbau?

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