auffassen

German

Etymology

From auf- (“up”) +‎ fassen (“to seize, grasp”). Compare Dutch opvatten.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌfasən/, [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌfa.sn̩], [ˈʔaʊ̯ˌfa-], [-sən]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: auf‧fas‧sen

Verb

auffassen (weak, third-person singular present fasst auf, past tense fasste auf, past participle aufgefasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. to understand (something as, or in a certain way), to interpret, consider
    Wie muss ich das auffassen?
    How should I understand this?
    Das fasse ich als persönlichen Angriff auf.
    I understand this as a personal attack.
  2. (now rare, dated) to understand, comprehend, grasp
    Sie fasst schnell auf und lernt leicht.
    She understands quickly and learns easily.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: oppfatte (calque)
  • → Swedish: uppfatta (calque)

Further reading
  • “auffassen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “auffassen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “auffassen” in Duden online
  • “auffassen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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