aufschrecken

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German

Etymology

auf- +‎ schrecken

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fʃʁəkn̩/
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  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fʃʁəkŋ̩/
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Verb

aufschrecken (weak, third-person singular present schreckt auf, past tense schreckte auf, past participle aufgeschreckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to startle, galvanize

Conjugation

Further reading

  • aufschrecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache