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Die aufgeschlossene Seniorin lässt sich von einem Studenten Videoanrufe auf dem Tablet zeigen. The open-minded senior has a student show her video calls on the tablet.

adjective · C1

aufgeschlossen

[ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃlɔsn̩]

open-minded, receptive

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offen

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Grammar

Comparative
aufgeschlossener Compares two things: … als …
Superlative
am aufgeschlossensten The most of all, with "am": am …sten.

How the Word Is Built

auf prefix ge prefix schloss root en ending

auf-
up, open: aufstehen (to get up), aufmachen (to open). Separable: Ich stehe auf.
ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.
-en
the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.

Word family

die Aufgeschlossenheitaufschließenschließen

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde brings the generations together

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