Polyglot Dictionary

geben

/ˈɡeːbn̩/

verb A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

ich
gebe
du
gibst
er/sie/es
gibt
past
gab
perfect
hat gegeben

Meaning

  1. to give

    • Kannst du mir das Buch geben?

      Can you give me the book?

    • Ich gebe dir das Buch morgen zurück. Danke, dass du es mir geliehen hast.

      I will give you the book back tomorrow. Thank you for lending it to me.

  2. there is/are (es gibt)

    "Es gibt" — literally "it gives" — is the standard way to say "there is/are" in German, always with the accusative.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does geben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Kannst du mir das Buch ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches geben?

See also

verbirregularcore-vocabularytwo-meanings

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