Polyglot Dictionary

aufmachen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxn̩/

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
separable

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
macht auf
past
machte auf
perfect
hat aufgemacht

Meaning

  1. to open (colloquial)

    Separable verb: machen (to make/do) + prefix auf-; a common colloquial alternative to öffnen.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

öffnen

öffnen is the neutral, slightly more formal verb for "to open"; aufmachen is the everyday colloquial equivalent.

Practice

1 What does aufmachen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Kannst du die Tür ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufmachen?

verbseparable-verbcolloquial

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