No. 13,237 in German
aufräumen
To tidy up or clean up.
In a sentence
Ich muss mein Zimmer aufräumen.
I need to tidy up my room.
Here, "aufräumen" is used to describe the act of organizing and cleaning up a personal space, applied directly to a specific location, "das Zimmer" (the room).
Es ist wichtig, die Werkzeuge nach der Arbeit aufzuräumen.
It is important to tidy up the tools after work.
In this case, "aufräumen" refers to putting items back in order, emphasizing the importance of gathering and storing tools after use.
Sie helfen dabei, das Spielfeld nach dem Spiel aufzuräumen.
They help tidy up the field after the game.
"Aufräumen" here is referring to the collective effort of cleaning or restoring order to a larger shared space, in this case, "das Spielfeld" (the field).
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