auf

Meaning

Prep

1. [with dative] on, upon (positioned at the top of)
2. [with accusative] on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
3. [with accusative] on (indicating responsibility)
4. [with dative] in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
5. [with accusative] to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
6. in (see usage note below)
7. in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
8. (Germany, Northern, Western, archaic, colloquial, regional) on (a day; usually of the week)
9. [with accusative] for (during the continuation of)
10. [with accusative] to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
11. [with accusative] by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)

Adj

open

Adv

1. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
2. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed

Intj

1. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
2. have a go

Concepts

on

🔛

at

in

to

onto

upon

up

🆙

into

above

near

upon

open

for

toward

over

towards

by

with

atop

in order to

while

forever

beside

on

🔛

next to

aboard

at

on

🔛

all

up

🆙

a

a

after

alongside

among

an

apiece

at the rate of

each

eternally

evermore

forevermore

inside

in the case of

noblewoman

out of

per

speak

🗣️

through

toggle

undyingly

Opposite of

zu, geschlossen

Synonyms

an

🔛

in

nach

bei

zu

über

gegen

um

los

offen

neben

für

oben

während

auf … zu

hinauf

🆙

nach … hin

für eger

aufwärts

bis

ewig

für immer

geöffnet

hinaus

im

mit

um zu

ewiglich

wach bleiben

hoch

ihren

immer

immerdar

immerwährend

einschalten

innerhalb

je

Los

los geht’s

in Richtung

munter

durch

dazu

nahe

nahe bei

darüber

nun

darauf

obenauf

oberhalb

Translations

op

🆙

sobre

en

su

🆙

sur

🔛

a

a

aan

🔛

a

a

em

à

bij

sobre

🔛

a

Dialects

Zürich

uf

Fribourg

ùff

Appenzell Innerrhoden

uf

Graubünden

uf

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

uf

Basel-Landschaft

uff

Zürich

uuf

Appenzell Innerrhoden

of

Zürich

uff

Basel-Landschaft

uf

Bern

uf

Fribourg

uf

Fribourg

uff

Lucerne

uf

Zürich

auf

Aargau

uf

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aʊ̯f/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: ūf

Inherited from Old High German: ūf

Cognate with Middle High German: uf

Cognate with Luxembourgish: op

Cognate with Dutch: op

Cognate with English: up

In summary

From Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic *upp. This form with a lengthened vowel is originally Upper German. Central German forms were Middle High German uf and (western) up. Compare Dutch op, Low German op, Luxembourgish op, English up.

Sentences

Auf diesen Trick fällt er jedes Mal herein .

He falls for this trick every time.

Er folgte auf seinen Vater .

He followed his father.

Was heißt das auf Griechisch ?

What does that mean in Greek?

Er deutete auf sein Bein .

He pointed to his leg.

Feuerwerke auf See sind niemals rot .

Fireworks at sea are never red.

Im Hintergrund sieht man die Burg auf der Anhöhe .

In the background you can see the castle on the hill.