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to grow up
To spend one's childhood and youth in a particular place or under particular conditions while developing.
Ich bin auf dem Land aufgewachsen und hatte eine glückliche Kindheit.
I grew up in the countryside and had a happy childhood.
'Aufwachsen' (to grow up) is a separable verb. In the present tense or simple past, the prefix 'auf' goes at the end of the sentence. In a subordinate clause, the whole verb stands at the end.
Meine Kinder wachsen in der Stadt auf.
My children are growing up in the city.
The perfect tense of 'aufwachsen' (to grow up) is always formed with the auxiliary verb 'sein' (to be), because it describes a development and change. So it is 'ich bin aufgewachsen' (I grew up), not 'ich habe aufgewachsen'.
Er ist bei seinen Großeltern aufgewachsen.
He grew up with his grandparents.
To describe the place or circumstances of growing up, prepositions such as 'in' (e.g., in a city, in poverty), 'auf' (e.g., in the countryside), or 'bei' (e.g., with the grandparents) are often used.
Sie ist in einer musikalischen Familie aufgewachsen.
She grew up in a musical family.
The word is simply made up of the prefix 'auf' and the verb 'wachsen' (to grow). The meaning is very direct: it describes the process of how a person 'grows up' from a child into an adult.
Es ist faszinierend zu sehen, wie schnell Kinder aufwachsen.
It is fascinating to see how quickly children grow up.
