No. 713 in German
aufs
"Aufs" is a contraction of "auf das," meaning "onto the" or "on the" in English.
In a sentence
Ich habe heute aufs Frühstück verzichtet.
I skipped breakfast today.
The word 'aufs' is a contraction of 'auf das', used here to indicate something being abstained from.
Er sieht aufs Meer hinaus.
He looks out onto the sea.
The word 'aufs' is a contraction of 'auf das', used here to describe the direction of viewing with the preposition 'auf'.
Die Kinder spielen aufs Feld hinaus.
The children are playing out onto the field.
In this sentence, 'aufs' is a contraction of 'auf das', used to express an action extending onto a specific space.
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