abgeben

/ˈapˌɡeːbn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
gibt ab
past
gab ab
perfect
hat abgegeben

Meaning

  1. to hand in, to hand over

    Separable verb: geben (to give) + prefix ab-.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

überliefern

Abgeben is handing something in or over to someone — submitting a form, passing a ball; überliefern is handing something down, like a tradition passed across generations.

Practice

1 What does abgeben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie musste die Hausaufgaben ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abgeben?

See also

verbseparable-verb

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