geben
to give
- Past (Präteritum)
- gab
- Past participle
- gegeben (haben)
Stem change *du gibst, er gibt*, imperative *gib!* Impersonal *es gibt* + Akk (= there is/are). *Es gibt Regen* etc. Dative recipient: *Ich gebe dir das Buch.*
Conjugation
Present
- gibt
- present, singular, third-person
- gebe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- geben
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- gibst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- gebt
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
- gib
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
- geb
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- gab
- past
- gaben
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- gabst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- gabt
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- gäbe
- past, subjunctive
- gebe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- geben
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- gebest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- gebet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- gäben
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- gäbest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- gäbst
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- gäbet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- gäbt
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gegeben
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gegeben
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gegeben
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gegeben
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gegeben
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gegeben
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gegeben
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gegeben
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde geben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde geben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden geben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest geben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet geben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gegeben haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gegeben haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gegeben haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gegeben haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- gib
- imperative, second-person, singular
- gebt
- imperative, plural, second-person
- geb
- colloquial, form-of, imperative, proscribed, singular
Participle
- gegeben
- participle, past
- gebend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- geben
- infinitive
Other
- habe gegeben
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gegeben
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gegeben
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gegeben
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gegeben
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gegeben
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gegeben
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gegeben
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gegeben
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- geben werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geben
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geben
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geben
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geben
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geben
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gegeben haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gegeben haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gegeben haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gegeben haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gegeben haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gegeben haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Geber
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong
Prefixed forms (7)
- abgeben (separable)
to hand in / give up
Gib die Prüfung bitte ab. — Please hand in the exam.
- angeben (separable)
to indicate / boast
Gib bitte deinen Namen an. — Give your name. / He likes to show off.
- aufgeben (separable)
to give up / assign (homework)
Gib nicht auf! — Don't give up!
- ausgeben (separable)
to spend / issue
Sie gibt viel Geld aus. — She spends a lot of money.
- zugeben (separable)
to admit
Er gab seinen Fehler zu. — He admitted his mistake.
- vergeben (inseparable)
to forgive / award
Ich vergebe dir. — I forgive you.
- begeben (inseparable)
to go (formal)
Sie begaben sich nach draußen. — They went outside.