Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #69
Word (Wort)

geben

Translation (Übersetzung) to give
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ˈɡeːbən/
A1
Verbs
Beginner
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Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common verb irregular transfer
Irregular verb meaning 'to give'. Used for transferring possession. Takes both direct and indirect objects. Sixty-ninth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich gebe dir das Buch.
I give you the book.
transfer
Es gibt viele Bücher.
There are many books.
existence
Gibst du mir das?
Will you give me that?
question
Ich habe es ihm gegeben.
I gave it to him.
perfect tense

Conjugations (Konjugationen)

Present Tense (Präsens)

ich gebe
du gibst
er/sie/es gibt
wir geben
ihr gebt
sie/Sie geben

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
geben + dative + accusative
to give + to someone + something
High frequency
es gibt
there is, there are
High frequency
aufgeben
to give up, to surrender
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
es gibt
there is, there are
Expressing existence or availability
aufgeben
to give up
Stopping an effort or surrendering
Synonyms (Synonyme)
schenken High similarity
To give as a gift (more specific)
überreichen High similarity
To hand over, to present (more formal)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
nehmen
To take (opposite action)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

schenken nehmen aufgeben Verb

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