Before you start
Meet aufstehen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
auf- + stehen
- auf-
- upward, into an upright position
- stehen
- to stand
You move up into a standing position.
So aufstehen means to get up; to stand 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 stehen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: auf·stehen
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 clauseWir stehen am Morgen auf.We get up in the morning.
Subordinate clauseIch bin müde, weil ich früh aufstehe.I am tired because I get up early.
Participle: aufgestandenzu-infinitive: aufzustehen
Forms
How aufstehen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | stehe auf | stand auf |
| du | stehst auf | standst auf |
| er/sie/es | steht auf | stand auf |
| wir | stehen auf | standen auf |
| ihr | steht auf | standet auf |
| Sie | stehen auf | standen auf |
Partizip II aufgestanden · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich stehe jeden Tag um sieben auf.I get up at seven every day.prefix goes to the end
- 2Sie ist gestern früh aufgestanden.She got up early yesterday.Perfekt with sein
- 3Du musst jetzt aufstehen.You have to get up now.modal verb with infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
aufstehen + die Schwester
Your challenge
- 1Use die Schwester as the subject.
- 2Use the present tense.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I got up earlyfrüh and then wokewecken him.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, I got up at six every day.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I get up early because the busder Bus leaves at six.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who gets up before me is my fatherder Vater.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I have to get up early tomorrow because my trainder Zug leaves at seven.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She went to bedins Bett gehen early to get up at five.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you get up earlierfrüher if you had a new jobdie Arbeit · der Job?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
aufstehen + dass + der Vater
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Say what you know.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What time do you usually get up on weekdays?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using aufstehen.
- 2Say what time you usually get up on weekdays.