aufmerksam
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From aufmerken (“to observe”) + -sam, the former component from auf- (“up-”) + merken (“to notice”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): [ˈaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm], [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌmɛɐ̯kzaːm], [ˈaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzam], [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌmɛɐ̯kzam]
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)
Adjective
[edit]aufmerksam (strong nominative masculine singular aufmerksamer, comparative aufmerksamer, superlative am aufmerksamsten)
- attentive, alert, observant
- thoughtful, considerate, mindful
- Danke, das ist sehr aufmerksam von dir.
- Thank you, that's very thoughtful of you.
Declension
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “aufmerksam” in Duden online
- “aufmerksam”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)