Aufgabe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 German 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.2.2 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From German Aufgabe.

[edit] Noun

Aufgabe (plural Aufgabes or Aufgaben)

1. (psychology) A task, an assignment.
   • 1902, William James, The Varities of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 329 (footnote):

     The notion is thoroughly characteristic of the mystical level, and the Aufgabe of making it articulate was surely set to Hegel's intellect by mystical feeling.

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[edit] German

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaʊfgabə/

[edit] Noun

Aufgabe f. (genitive Aufgabe, plural Aufgaben)

1. exercise, assignment
2. challenge
3. duty, job

[edit] Derived terms

• Lebensaufgabe f.
• Hausaufgabe f.

[edit] Related terms

• aufgeben
• Auftrag m.