Polyglot Dictionary

aufkleben

/ˈaʊ̯fˌkleːbn̩/

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

Forms

present
klebt auf
past
klebte auf
perfect
hat aufgeklebt

Meaning

  1. to stick on

    Built from auf (up, open) + kleben (to stick).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • kleben to stick

Similar words

einkleben

Aufkleben is sticking something ON a surface, like a sticker on a wall; einkleben is sticking something IN, like gluing a photo into an album.

Practice

1 What does aufkleben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ eine Briefmarke auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufkleben?

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