öffnen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German offenen, from Old High German offanōn, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną. Compare Dutch openen and English open.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈœfnən/, [ˈʔœf.nən]
- Hyphenation: öff‧nen
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Verb
[edit]öffnen (weak, third-person singular present öffnet, past tense öffnete, past participle geöffnet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to open (to make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position)
- Synonym: (colloquial) aufmachen
- Das Kind öffnete die Fenster. ― The child opened the windows.
- (transitive) to open (to make accessible to customers or clients)
- Der Supermarket hat den ganzen Tag geöffnet. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (transitive, computing) to open (to load into memory for viewing or editing)
- (intransitive) to open, get, or answer the door
- (reflexive) to open (to become open)
- sich für Veränderungen öffnen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (reflexive) to open up (to), confide (in) (to reveal oneself; share personal information about oneself)
- er hat sich mir geöffnet ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Usage notes
[edit]While öffnen isn't explicitly formal, it is fairly infrequent in everyday spoken language, typically replaced by the colloquial aufmachen.
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | öffnen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | öffnend | ||||
| past participle | geöffnet | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich öffne | wir öffnen | i | ich öffne | wir öffnen |
| du öffnest | ihr öffnet | du öffnest | ihr öffnet | ||
| er öffnet | sie öffnen | er öffne | sie öffnen | ||
| preterite | ich öffnete | wir öffneten | ii | ich öffnete1 | wir öffneten1 |
| du öffnetest | ihr öffnetet | du öffnetest1 | ihr öffnetet1 | ||
| er öffnete | sie öffneten | er öffnete1 | sie öffneten1 | ||
| imperative | öffne (du) | öffnet (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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