auflehnen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌleːnən/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
reflexive

Forms

present
lehnt auf
past
lehnte auf
perfect
hat aufgelehnt

Meaning

  1. to rebel

    Built from auf (up, open) + lehnen (to lean).

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
  • lehnen to lean

Similar words

aufbäumen

aufbäumen can mean literally to rear up, like a horse, or figuratively to rebel; auflehnen specifically means "to rebel."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

rebelar

rebelar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to rebel."

Practice

1 What does auflehnen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Volk ___ sich gegen den König auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches auflehnen?

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