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auf

"auf" means "on, onto" in German. It is number 23 on the frequency list, in A1 (prep).

Meaning

on, onto; at

IPA

/aʊ̯f/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Auf, auf!
  Let's go!
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / CK
• Er hat auf.
  It's open.
  Tatoeba: Yorwba / CK
• Ich bin auf.
  I'm up.
  Tatoeba: Felixjp / arnxy20

Learned together

In the course, "auf" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• er he
• ein a, an
• in in, into
• mit with
• den the (masculine accusative)
• dass that
• aber but
• für for
• von from, of

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