Verb
bergen
to recover, salvage, rescue; with regard to living beings this can mean dead or alive, for the latter retten is the normal word
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Meanings
Verb
- to recover, salvage, rescue; with regard to living beings this can mean dead or alive, for the latter retten is the normal word
- to contain, hold, shelter, conceal
- to take in, shorten (a sail)
In a sentence
Bei der Ausgrabung wurden mehrere antike Fibeln geborgen.
During the excavation, several ancient fibulae were recovered.
Forms
infinitive
bergen
he/she/it
birgt
simple past
barg
perfect
hat geborgen
takes + Akkusativ