draufgehen

/ˈdʁaʊ̯fˌɡeːən/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
geht drauf
past
ging drauf
perfect
ist draufgegangen

Meaning

  1. to be used up; to perish (colloquial)

    Built from drauf (on it) + gehen (to go).

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • drauf on it
  • gehen to go

Practice

1 What does draufgehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mein ganzes Geld ist dafür ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches draufgehen?

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