Before you start
Meet mitbringen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
mit- + bringen
- mit-
- along with someone or something
- bringen
- to bring
You bring something along with you.
So mitbringen means to bring along; to bring with you.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Verb family
More verbs built on bringen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: mit·bringen
In a main clause the prefix mit splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseEr bringt seine Schwester zur Party mit.He’s bringing his sister to the party.
Subordinate clauseIch bin froh, dass du deinen Hund mitbringst.I’m glad you’re bringing your dog along.
Participle: mitgebrachtzu-infinitive: mitzubringen
Forms
How mitbringen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bringe mit | brachte mit |
| du | bringst mit | brachtest mit |
| er/sie/es | bringt mit | brachte mit |
| wir | bringen mit | brachten mit |
| ihr | bringt mit | brachtet mit |
| Sie | bringen mit | brachten mit |
Partizip II mitgebracht · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich bringe heute Wasser mit.I’m bringing water along today.prefix goes to the end
- 2Sie hat einen Kuchen mitgebracht.She brought a cake along.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich hoffe, dass du deinen Freund mitbringst.I hope you’re bringing your friend along.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
mitbringen + der Kaffee
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Kaffee as the thing you bring.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I brought it for him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she arrivedankommen, I brought her a bookdas Buch, die Bücher.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He brings us fooddas Essen because we're sickkrank.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I brought the bagdie Tasche, die Taschen that you forgotvergessen.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you bring me your keysder Schlüssel, die Schlüssel tomorrowmorgen?
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She promisedversprechen to bring the cakeder Kuchen, die Kuchen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you bring them to the partydie Party, die Partys?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
mitbringen + die Blumen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use an obwohl-clause and put its verb at the end.
- 2Include die Blumen as the thing you bring.
- 3Put the main clause after the subordinate clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you bring with you on a trip?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using mitbringen.
- 2Use the conditional to say what you would bring.