English Translation
I just picked it up.
“Heben” without the prefix would work as “pick up” but I’m having trouble with this translation for “aufheben.” The dict.cc entries are all about repealing, reversing, overriding something.
I just picked it up.
“Heben” without the prefix would work as “pick up” but I’m having trouble with this translation for “aufheben.” The dict.cc entries are all about repealing, reversing, overriding something.
It’s towards the bottom of the list on dict.cc: “etwas aufheben [vom Boden] = to pick something up [from the floor/ground]”
This is one of those verbs that has many possible meanings.
“(etwas) heben” is more akin to “to lift (something)”.
“to pick up (something)” translates best to “(etwas) aufheben”.