geben
[ˈɡeːb(ə)n]
to give; to hand, to pass, to put within reach; Usually translated as there is/are or there exist; Used to indicate that something is on offer or being handed out, e.g. food for a meal or items sold in a shop
- er/sie/es
- gibt
- past
- gab
- past participle
- gegeben
Meanings
- 1
to give — changing ownership
Gib ihm, was er will!
Give him what he wants.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Geben Sie es mir nicht.
Don't give me that.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to hand, to pass, to put within reach
Sie hat ihm ein Buch gegeben.
She handed him a book.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
Du brauchst ihm nur dieses Buch zu geben.
All you have to do is to hand this book to him.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
Usually translated as there is/are or there exist(s) — Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location)
- 4
Usually translated as there is/are or there exist(s); Used to indicate that something is on offer or being handed out, e.g. food for a meal or items sold in a shop — Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location)
- 5
to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign)
Er gab uns das Zeichen, zu beginnen.
He gave us the signal to begin.
Tatoeba · Espi · CC BY 2.0 FR
Meine Mutter gab Alice ein Zeichen, ihr zu folgen.
My mother signaled for Alice to follow her.
Tatoeba · wolfgangth · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 6
to present; to put
Sie gab mir ein Geschenk.
She gave me a present.
Tatoeba · Sudajaengi · CC BY 2.0 FR
Er hat sich dabei viel Mühe gegeben.
He put a lot of effort into it.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 7
to result in
- 8
to stop, to pass, to sort itself out — of difficulties, problems, pain, etc.
Er konnte nicht aufhören, sich die Schuld zu geben.
He couldn't stop blaming himself.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Der Polizist gab mir ein Zeichen anzuhalten.
The policeman signaled me to stop.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 9
to present oneself to be, to pretend to berare
- 10
to thinkrare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gebe | gab |
| du | gibst | gabst |
| er/sie/es | gibt | gab |
| wir | geben | gaben |
| ihr | gebt | gabt |
| sie/Sie | geben | gaben |