aufstehen

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German

Etymology

auf- +‎ stehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaufˌʃteːən/
  • Hyphenation: auf‧ste‧hen
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  • Audio (Austria):(file)

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)

  1. (intransitive) to get up (move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to get up from bed)
    Synonyms: sich erheben, sich aufrichten
    Antonym: sich hinlegen
  2. (intransitive, high-style, archaic) to rise up, to rebel
  3. (colloquial) to rest (on something)
  4. (intransitive, colloquial, of windows, doors, etc.) to be open (to not be closed or shut)
    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

Further reading

  • aufstehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • aufstehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • aufstehen” in Duden online
  • aufstehen” in OpenThesaurus.de