Aufgabe

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Aufgabe. === Noun === Aufgabe (plural Aufgabes or Aufgaben) (psychology) A predisposition toward particular mental operations inherent in the nature of a task or conveyed by the instructions for performing it. (psychology) A task or assignment (involving such a predisposition). == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ūfgābe, verbal noun of ūfgëben, whence modern aufgeben. By surface analysis, auf (“up”) +‎ Gabe (“gift, giving”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə/, [ʔaʊ̯fˌɡaː.bə] Hyphenation: Auf‧ga‧be Rhymes: -aːbə === Noun === Aufgabe f (genitive Aufgabe, plural Aufgaben) task, job duty, responsibility, mission, function, purpose Synonym: Auftrag m chore, assignment, to-do assignment, exercise, problem (e.g. at school) corresponding to other senses of the verb aufgeben abandonment, relinquishment (of resistance, a claim etc.) (military or sports) surrender, the act of giving up posting (act of sending mail) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: opgave (calque) → Dutch: opgave (semantic loan) === Further reading === “Aufgabe” in Duden online “Aufgabe”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)