Polyglot Dictionary

aufschrauben

/ˈaʊ̯fˌʃʁaʊ̯bn̩/

verb B2

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
schraubt auf
past
schraubte auf
perfect
hat aufgeschraubt

Meaning

  1. to unscrew

    Built from auf (up, open) + schrauben (to screw).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • schrauben to screw

Similar words

abschrauben

Abschrauben is unscrewing a part and detaching it completely; aufschrauben is unscrewing something OPEN — a jar lid — or screwing something ON, depending on context.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

destornillar

destornillar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to unscrew."

French

dévisser

dévisser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to unscrew."

Practice

1 What does aufschrauben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ die Flasche auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufschrauben?

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