Vokabahn

auf

A1 Interjection / Preposition / Adjective / Adverb frequency rank #12

What auf means

Interjection

  1. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
  2. have a go

Preposition

  1. [with dative] on, upon (positioned at the top of)
  2. [with accusative] on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
  3. [with accusative] on (indicating responsibility)

Adjective

  1. open

Adverb

  1. finished; gone (food)
  2. up; awake; out of bed

Forms

Interjection | Preposition · Akkusativ / Dativ | Adjective | Adverb

Pronunciation

auf in a sentence

Die Tür ist noch auf.

The door is still open.

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auf is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #12 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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