Vokabahn

geben

A1 Verb frequency rank #157

What geben means

Verb

  1. to give (changing ownership)
  2. to hand, to pass, to put within reach
  3. Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there is/are or there exist(s)
  4. Used to indicate that something is on offer or being handed out, e.g. food for a meal or items sold in a shop

Forms

geben · gibt · gab · hat gegeben (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

geben in a sentence

Meine Oma hat mir das Buch gegeben.

My grandma gave me the book.

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geben is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #157 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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