auflegt
Auflegt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb auflegen, but in standard present tense it is written as two words: er legt auf. The prefix auf- is separable in the infinitive and conjugation, so a typical sentence is "Der DJ legt heute Abend auf." The verb auflegen itself derives from auf- plus legen (to place, to lay).
- Physische Handlung: to place something on top of another object, for example "etwas auf etwas anderes
- Musikalischer Kontext: to play vinyl records or to DJ a set, as in "Der DJ legt heute
- Veröffentlichung/Ausgabe: to publish or issue a newspaper, magazine, or recording; the past participle is aufgelegt, e.g.,
- Auflegen is a separable verb; its finite forms split the prefix, so the present tense is formed
- The noun form das Auflegen exists and refers to the act of DJing or presenting music. A
- The distinction between physical placement, DJing, and publishing is largely determined by context and collocations.
- Auflegen (the verb), DJing, Auflage (edition/print run), legen (to lay/put).