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Meet bringen

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

All 10 meanings

  1. (transitive) to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear
  2. (transitive) to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany
  3. (ditransitive) to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something)
  4. (transitive) to get, to cause [with accusative ‘someone’, along with zum (+ nominalized verb) or dazu (+ zu (+ infinitive) or dass (+ clause) or omitted clause) ‘to do something’]
  5. (transitive, with certain phrases) to cause the action implied by a phrase to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect
  6. (transitive) to acquire; to take possession of [with an (+ reflexive pronoun)]
Forms

How bringen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichbringebrachte
dubringstbrachtest
er/sie/esbringtbrachte
wirbringenbrachten
ihrbringtbrachtet
Siebringenbrachten

Partizip II gebracht · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Ich bringe dir einen Kaffee.I’m bringing you a coffee.present main clause
  2. 2
    Sie hat den Schlüssel gebracht.She brought the key.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Kannst du mich zum Bahnhof bringen?Can you take me to the train station?verb after a modal
Verb family

Separable verbs built on bringen

Add a prefix to bringen and the meaning changes.

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