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auftauchen

[ˈʔaʊ̯ftaʊ̯χn̩] verb B1
  1. to come up (of a subject or name in conversation, a difficulty in a project, etc.) (intransitive) · Die Frage tauchte nicht auf, als ich mit ihr redete. The question didn't come up when I was talking with her.
  2. to turn up, to show up, to appear (in media, at some location, in some period of time, among a group of similar things, etc.) (intransitive) · Videos der mysteriösen Frau tauchten vor ein paar Tagen im Internet auf. Videos of the mysterious woman appeared on the Internet a few days ago.· Solche Vorfälle werden in der Regel nicht gemeldet und tauchen nicht in der Kriminalitätsstatistik auf. Such incidents are usually not reported and do not appear in crime statistics.
  3. to surface (from underwater) (intransitive) · Man kann Wale in der Bucht auftauchen sehen. You can see whales surfacing in the bay.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
auftauchen
Present (er)
taucht auf
Präteritum (er)
tauchte auf
Perfekt (er)
ist aufgetaucht
Infinitive with zu
aufzutauchen

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