aufgehen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːən/

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
geht auf
past
ging auf
perfect
ist aufgegangen

Meaning

  1. to rise; to open

    Built from auf (up, open) + gehen (to go).

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

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • gehen to go

Similar words

aufkommen

Both can mean "to arise/come about" — aufgehen is used of the sun rising or a seam opening; aufkommen is used of a trend, feeling, or wind arising.

entspringen

Both can mean "to rise" — entspringen is used for a river rising at its source (or an idea originating from something); aufgehen is used for the sun rising, or a seam opening.

Practice

1 What does aufgehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Sonne ___ im Osten auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufgehen?

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