Before you start
Meet aufregen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
auf- + regen
- auf-
- into an intensified or heightened state
- regen
- to stir or set in motion
Aufregen suggests stirring someone into a heightened, agitated state.
So aufregen means to upset or annoy someone; sich aufregen means to get upset or worked up..
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Verb family
More verbs built on regen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: auf·regen
In a main clause the prefix auf splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseIch rege meinen Bruder auf.I annoy my brother.
Subordinate clauseIch weiß, dass laute Musik meinen Bruder aufregt.I know that loud music annoys my brother.
Participle: aufgeregtzu-infinitive: aufzuregen
Forms
How aufregen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | rege mich auf | regte mich auf |
| du | regst dich auf | regtest dich auf |
| er/sie/es | regt sich auf | regte sich auf |
| wir | regen uns auf | regten uns auf |
| ihr | regt euch auf | regtet euch auf |
| Sie | regen sich auf | regten sich auf |
Partizip II aufgeregt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich rege mich über den Lärm auf.The noise upsets me.reflexive verb with split prefix
- 2Der Film hat mich sehr aufgeregt.The film really excited me.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass er sich aufregt.She says that he is getting upset.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich aufregen + der Lärm
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense and the reflexive form.
- 2Say that the noise upsets you using über.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The noiseder Lärm upset her yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, my brotherder Bruder oftenoft annoyed me.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I get upset because he never listenszuhören to me.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who gets upset about smallklein thingsdas Ding, die Dinge is my auntdie Tante.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You shouldn't get upset about the weatherdas Wetter.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I tryversuchen not to get upset about the trafficder Verkehr.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
What upset him at workdie Arbeit?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich aufregen + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense and the reflexive form.
- 2Add a dass-clause explaining what upsets you.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What usually upsets you at home?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the present tense.
- 2Say what upsets you using über.