aufhaben

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German

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Etymology

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auf- +‎ haben

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌhaːbən/, [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌhaː.bm̩], [-bən], (colloquial) /ˈaʊ̯fˌham/
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  • Hyphenation: auf‧ha‧ben

Verb

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aufhaben (irregular, third-person singular present hat auf, past tense hatte auf, past participle aufgehabt, past subjunctive hätte auf, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, of a business etc.) to be open
    Antonym: zuhaben
    Bis wann haben heute die Läden auf?
    Until what time are the shops open today?
  2. (transitive) to have (something) open, opened
    Du hast den Hosenstall auf.
    You have your fly open.
  3. (transitive) to wear (a piece of headwear)
    Coordinate term: anhaben
    Er hatte eine Mütze auf.
    He had a cap on.
  4. (transitive) to have, have to do (especially homework)
    Haben wir in Mathe was auf?
    Do we have any [homework] in math?
  5. (transitive) to have finished (a meal or drink)
    Wenn du die Suppe aufhast, kannst du ein Eis kriegen.
    When you’ve finished your soup, you can get some icecream.

Usage notes

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  • A sentence like Hast du dein Bier schon auf? could mean “Have you already opened your beer bottle?” (sense 2) or “Are you already done with your beer?” (sense 5) depending on the context.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • aufhaben” in Duden online
  • aufhaben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache