Polyglot Dictionary

aufwachsen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌvaksn̩/

verb B1

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
wächst auf
past
wuchs auf
perfect
ist aufgewachsen

Meaning

  1. to grow up

    Built from auf (up, open) + wachsen (to grow).

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • wachsen to grow

Similar words

wachsen

Aufwachsen is growing UP, as a child in an environment; wachsen is the general word for growing, physically or in size, including plants.

Similar in other languages

French

grandir

grandir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to grow up."

Practice

1 What does aufwachsen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ist in einem kleinen Dorf ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufwachsen?

See also

verbirregularseparablecompound

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