auferstehen

German

Etymology

auf + erstehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯f.(ʔ)ɛʁˌʃteːən/, [ˈʔaʊ̯f.(ʔ)ɛɐ̯ˌʃteːn̩]

Verb

auferstehen (irregular, third-person singular simple present ersteht auf, past tense erstand auf, past participle auferstanden, auxiliary sein)

  1. to be resurrected; to rise from the dead
    Wie Christus auferstanden ist, so werden auch wir auferstehen.
    As Christ has been resurrected, so too will we be resurrected.

Usage notes

  • The forms in which auf is disjoined from the stem, are preferably avoided (if the structure of the sentence allows that).

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