Translation of German word "aufhören" to English
aufhören
/aʊfˈhøːʁən/
Meaning
VerbTo cease moving.
How to use
The weak separable verb aufhören ('to stop / cease / end') conjugates regularly: ich höre auf, du hörst auf, er hört auf, hat aufgehört. Note: the source translation is transitive 'to stop' (остановить), which is incorrect; aufhören is strictly intransitive ('to stop doing / cease'). If you want to say 'to stop something/someone' transitively, use stoppen or anhalten. The activity stopped is introduced by the preposition mit + dative case (Hör auf mit dem Weinen! — Stop crying!).
🇬🇧 English
to stop
Example
Die Fabrik aufhört, zu produzieren.
The factory stops producing.
Ich blieb an der Ampel stehen.
I stopped at the traffic lights.
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Common phrases
- aufhören mit— to stop doing (requires preposition 'mit' + dative)
- Hör auf!— Stop it! / Cut it out!
- nicht aufhören— not stop / keep going
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Present Tense (Präsens)
Simple Past (Präteritum)
Perfect (Perfekt)
ich bin/angehört
Imperative (Imperativ)
Frequency rank: #251 in German
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The German word "aufhören" is defined as: "To cease moving."
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The German word "aufhören" means "to stop" in English.
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Yes, here is a practical example: "Ich werde aufhören, zu rauchen." (which translates as "The factory stops producing.").
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