auftreten

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ūftreten. Equivalent to auf- +‎ treten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʔaʊ̯ftʁeːtn̩] Hyphenation: auf‧tre‧ten === Verb === auftreten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present tritt auf, past tense trat auf, past participle aufgetreten, past subjunctive träte auf, auxiliary sein) to occur, appear, arise (suddenly) to perform, appear, go on stage/onstage, (theater) to enter the stage (intransitive) to behave in a certain way, to appear (intransitive) to tread, to put/place the foot on the floor (transitive) to kick something open [auxiliary haben] ==== Usage notes ==== In the sense of to appear Wechselpräpositionen take the dative when used with auftreten e.g. Er tritt auf der Bühne auf (He appeared/went on stage). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Auftritt Auftreten === Further reading === “auftreten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “auftreten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “auftreten” in Duden online “auftreten” in OpenThesaurus.de