No. 5,193 in German
aufgewachsen
"Aufgewachsen" means "grown up."
In a sentence
Ich bin auf dem Land aufgewachsen.
I grew up in the countryside.
Here, 'aufgewachsen' is used in the perfect tense to indicate the action of growing up in a specific place.
Er hat gesagt, dass er in einer Großstadt aufgewachsen ist.
He said that he grew up in a big city.
In this sentence, 'aufgewachsen' is within a subordinate clause, serving to describe the subject's background.
Wir sind zusammen in derselben Gegend aufgewachsen.
We grew up together in the same area.
The word 'aufgewachsen' in this sentence reflects a shared past experience of growing up in a particular location.
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