aufspannen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpanən/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
spannt auf
past
spannte auf
perfect
hat aufgespannt

Meaning

  1. to open, stretch

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

Similar words

ausstrecken

ausstrecken means to stretch out a limb, like an arm; aufspannen means to open or stretch something out, like an umbrella.

Practice

1 What does aufspannen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ den Schirm auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufspannen?

verbseparable-verb

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