Before you start
Meet aufspringen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
auf- + springen
- auf-
- upward movement, or movement into an open state
- springen
- to jump or spring
Spring upward, or spring into an open position.
So aufspringen means to jump up; to spring open.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Separable verb: auf·springen
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 clauseDer Junge springt vom Stuhl auf.The boy jumps up from the chair.
Subordinate clauseSie sagt, dass der Junge aufspringt.She says that the boy jumps up.
Participle: aufgesprungenzu-infinitive: aufzuspringen
Forms
How aufspringen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | springe auf | sprang auf |
| du | springst auf | sprangst auf |
| er/sie/es | springt auf | sprang auf |
| wir | springen auf | sprangen auf |
| ihr | springt auf | sprangt auf |
| Sie | springen auf | sprangen auf |
Partizip II aufgesprungen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Der Hund springt auf das Sofa auf.The dog jumps onto the sofa.prefix goes to the end
- 2Die Tür ist plötzlich aufgesprungen.The door suddenly burst open.Perfekt with sein
- 3Ich lache, wenn das Kind aufspringt.I laugh when the child jumps up.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
aufspringen + der Hund
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Hund the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I jumped up and looked atansehen him.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the musicdie Musik beganbeginnen, the children jumped up.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She jumped up because the phonedas Telefon rangklingeln.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The boyder Junge who was asleepschlafend jumped up.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The dog must not jump up on the sofadas Sofa.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to jump up quicklyschnell.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did the lidder Deckel suddenlyplötzlich spring open?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
aufspringen + der Hund + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say that the dog was tired.
- 3Use a pronoun for der Hund in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When have you jumped up suddenly? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using the verb.
- 2Use the Perfekt for jumping up.
- 3Add a time or situation when it happened.