aufklären - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From auf- + klären, a calque of Middle Low German upklāren. Compare also Dutch opklaren.
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊfˌklɛːʁən/, /ˈaʊfˌklɛɐ̯n/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˌkleː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: auf‧klä‧ren
aufklären (weak, third-person singular present klärt auf, past tense klärte auf, past participle aufgeklärt, auxiliary haben)
- to clear up, explain (a mystery etc)
- to enlighten; to inform (someone about something) (so they can take the appropriate course of action)
- (military) to reconnoitre, scout
- to teach about the birds and the bees
- Aufklären, Aufklärer, Aufklärung f (“enlightenment, Enlightenment”)
- aufklärend, aufgeklärt