Polyglot Dictionary

aufwachen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌvaxn̩/

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

Forms

present
wacht auf
past
wachte auf
perfect
ist aufgewacht

Meaning

  1. to wake up

    Built from auf (up, open) + wachen (to keep watch).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • wachen to keep watch

Similar words

wecken

Aufwachen is waking up yourself; wecken is waking someone else up.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

espertar

espertar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to wake up."

Practice

1 What does aufwachen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ früh am Morgen auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufwachen?

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