öffnen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German offenen, from Old High German offanōn, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną. Compare Dutch openen and English open.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔœfnən/
- Hyphenation: öff‧nen
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Verb
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)
- Das Kind öffnete die Fenster. ― The child opened the windows.
- (transitive) to open (to make accessible to customers or clients)
- (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)
- (reflexive) to open up (to), confide (in) (to reveal oneself; share personal information about oneself)
Usage notes
While öffnen isn't explicitly formal, it is fairly infrequent in everyday spoken language, typically replaced by the colloquial aufmachen.
Conjugation
Conjugation of öffnen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | öffnen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | öffnend | ||||
| past participle | geöffnet | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| 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.
Composed forms of öffnen (weak, auxiliary haben)
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