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How to Say ‘Stop arguing!’ in German

Hört auf zu streiten!

hurt owf tsoo SHTRY-ten

[hurt owf tsoo SHTRY-ten]

💬 Usage Tip: aufhören "to stop" splits, with auf moving after the verb. hört is the form for telling several people you'd each call du what to do.

Phrase Breakdown

Hört auf

hurt owf

Stop (you all)

A command to several people, from 'aufhören' (to stop). Round your lips for the 'ö' in 'Hört'.

Example

Hört auf zu lachen!

Stop laughing!

Words in this phrase

Hört

[hurt]

stop (you all)

Ihr-command of 'aufhören'; 'auf' is the separated prefix.

Example

Hört sofort auf!

Stop immediately!

auf

[owf]

(prefix of 'aufhören')

Separable prefix; with 'hören' it means to stop.

Example

Hör auf damit!

Stop that!

zu streiten!

tsoo SHTRY-ten

arguing!

'Zu' plus the infinitive. 'Zu' sounds like 'tsoo', and 'streiten' begins with 'shtr'.

Example

Die Kinder streiten oft.

The children often argue.

Words in this phrase

[tsoo]

Used to indicate direction or purpose.

Example

Ich habe es zu tun.

I have to do it.

streiten

[SHTRY-ten]

to argue

Infinitive: to quarrel.

Example

Wir wollen nicht streiten.

We don't want to argue.

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