aufdrücken

/ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁʏkn̩/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
drückt auf
past
drückte auf
perfect
hat aufgedrückt

Meaning

  1. to press open, to push open

    Built from auf (up, open) + drücken (to press).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • drücken to press

Similar words

öffnen

aufdrücken is more specific, pressing or pushing something open, like a door with a button; öffnen is the general word "to open."

Practice

1 What does aufdrücken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ die Tür auf und trat ein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufdrücken?

See also

verbseparablecompound

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