Polyglot Dictionary

auftrennen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɛnən/

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
trennt auf
past
trennte auf
perfect
hat aufgetrennt

Meaning

  1. to unpick

    Built from auf (up, open) + trennen (to separate).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • trennen to separate

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

descoser

descoser is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to unpick."

Practice

1 What does auftrennen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ die Naht auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches auftrennen?

verbseparablecompound

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