aufpassen

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German

Etymology

auf- +‎ passen, a calque of Dutch oppassen. The sense “to be attentive” is not borrowed from French (as is the verb stem passen) but a native development of Dutch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaʊ̯fpasən], [ˈaʊ̯fpasn̩]
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Verb

aufpassen (weak, third-person singular present passt auf, past tense passte auf, past participle aufgepasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to watch out, to be alert
    Pass auf!Watch out!
  2. (intransitive, with auf + accusative) to look after, to take care of
    Könntest du kurz auf meinen Hund aufpassen?
    Could you look after my dog for a moment?
    Pass auf dich auf.Take care of yourself.
  3. (intransitive, with mit) to be attentive (with something)
    Er soll mit seinem Geld aufpassen.
    He should be careful with his money.

Conjugation

Further reading

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