aufhängen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌhɛŋən/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present
hängt auf
past
hängte auf
perfect
hat aufgehängt

Meaning

  1. to hang up

    Built from auf (up, open) + hängen (to hang (be suspended).

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

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • hängen to hang (be suspended

Similar words

einhängen

Aufhängen is hanging something UP, like a picture or a coat; einhängen is hanging something IN or attaching it into place, like hanging up a phone receiver (den Hörer einhängen) or a door on its hinges.

Practice

1 What does aufhängen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ die Jacke an den Haken auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufhängen?

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