aufstehen
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaufˌʃteːən/
- Hyphenation: auf‧ste‧hen
- (Germany)
(file) - (Austria)
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Verb
aufstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present steht auf, past tense stand auf, past participle aufgestanden, past subjunctive stände auf or stünde auf, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (intransitive) to get up (move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to get up from bed) [auxiliary sein]
- (intransitive, high-style, archaic) to rise up, to rebel [auxiliary sein]
- (colloquial) to rest (on something) [auxiliary haben or sein]
- (intransitive, colloquial, of windows, doors, etc.) to be open (to not be closed or shut) [auxiliary haben or sein]
- Synonym: offenstehen
- Antonyms: zu sein, geschlossen sein
Usage notes
In the meanings "to rest (on something)" and "to be open", only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage.
Conjugation
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