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Meet tragen

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

All 7 meanings

  1. (transitive) to carry, to bear (something on one's person)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to bear, to (have to) pay (for) (costs, expenses, losses, etc.)
  4. (transitive, agriculture, sometimes figurative) to produce, to bear, to yield
  5. (transitive or intransitive, fashion) to wear (clothing, jewelry)
  6. (transitive) to support, to maintain
Forms

How tragen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichtragetrug
duträgsttrugst
er/sie/esträgttrug
wirtragentrugen
ihrtragttrugt
Sietragentrugen

Partizip II getragen · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Ich trage die Tasche nach Hause.I carry the bag home.present main clause
  2. 2
    Er hat gestern einen warmen Mantel getragen.He wore a warm coat yesterday.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Sie kann das Kind tragen.She can carry the child.verb after modal
Verb family

Separable verbs built on tragen

Add a prefix to tragen and the meaning changes.

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