bringen

== Danish == === Noun === bringen c definite singular of bringe == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bringen, from Old High German bringan, from Proto-West Germanic *bringan, from Proto-Germanic *bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenk-. Compare Hunsrik bringe, Low German brengen, Dutch brengen, Afrikaans bring, English bring, West Frisian bringe, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (briggan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbrɪŋən/ IPA(key): [bʁɪŋən], [b̥ʁɪŋŋ̍] (Germany) IPA(key): [b̥riŋ(ː)ən], [b̥riŋ(ː)ɛn] (Austro-Bavarian, Swiss) Rhymes: -ɪŋn̩ === Verb === bringen (irregular weak, third-person singular present bringt, past tense brachte, past participle gebracht, past subjunctive brächte, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear (transitive) to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany (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) (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’] Antonym: abbringen (transitive, with certain phrases) to cause the action implied by a phrase to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect zum Ausdruck bringen ― to express in Einklang bringen ― to reconcile zu Fall bringen ― to bring down in Gang bringen ― to initiate ins Gespräch bringen ― to bring up for discussion in Ordnung bringen ― to put in order auf den Punkt bringen ― to get to the point in Sicherheit bringen ― to bring to safety in Verbindung bringen ― to associate auf den Weg bringen ― to set on course (initiate) (transitive) to acquire; to take possession of [with an (+ reflexive pronoun)] (transitive, chiefly in the negative, often with etwas or nichts) to accomplish; to yield Was soll das bringen? ― What's that going to accomplish? Das bringt doch nichts! ― That doesn't accomplish anything! (colloquial, transitive, with es (or, shortend, ’s), chiefly in the negative or sarcastic) to be of use; to be helpful (informal, intransitive) to deliver; to perform well Wenn man seine Leute ordentlich behandelt, dann bringen die auch. ― If you treat your staff decently, then they actually deliver. (transitive) to get over with [with hinter (+ reflexive pronoun)] Ich will den Tag hinter mich bringen. ― I want to get this day over with. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bringen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “bringen”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008– “bringen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “bringen” in Duden online “bringen” in OpenThesaurus.de “bringen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Low German == === Alternative forms === brängen, brengen === Etymology === From Middle Low German bringen, brengen, from Old Saxon brengian, bringan, from Proto-West Germanic *bringan, from Proto-Germanic *bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenk-. Compare Dutch brengen, High German bringen, English bring, West Frisian bringe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbrɪŋən/, /ˈbrɪˑŋŋ̩/ === Verb === bringen (third-person singular simple present bringt, past tense broch, past participle brocht, auxiliary verb hebben) To bring, carry, deliver, supply ==== Conjugation ==== == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch bringan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbrɪŋɡən/ === Verb === bringen to bring ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== brengen ==== Derived terms ==== gebringen verbringen volbringen ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: brengen, bringen (dialectal)Afrikaans: bringBerbice Creole Dutch: bringgiNegerhollands: breng, bring, briṅSkepi Creole Dutch: brink→? Sranan Tongo: bringi Limburgish: bringe West Flemish: bringen === Further reading === “bringhen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bringen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Verb === bringen alternative form of bryngen == Middle High German == === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German bringan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbrinɡən/ === Verb === bringen (class 1 weak, third-person singular present bringet, past tense brāhte, past participle brāht, auxiliary hān) to bring ==== Usage notes ==== The verb was originally strong class 3 and can be found so in some Middle High German texts. Its participle doesn't contain ge-. ==== Conjugation ==== original, rare ==== Descendants ==== Alemannic German: bringe Cimbrian: prengen Central Franconian: brenge Hunsrik: bringe Luxembourgish: bréngen German: bringen Rhine Franconian: brenge, bringe Frankfurterisch: [pʀiŋg̥ə], (older) [pʀeŋə] Pennsylvania German: bringe Vilamovian: brengia Yiddish: ברענגען (brengen) === References === Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “bringen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel