geben

== German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German gëben, from Old High German gëban, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-. === Pronunciation === (Standard, Germany) IPA(key): [ɡeːb(ə)n], [ɡeːbm̩] Rhymes: -eːbən Hyphenation: ge‧ben === Verb === geben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present gibt, past tense gab, past participle gegeben, past subjunctive gäbe, auxiliary haben) (ditransitive) to give (changing ownership) [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘something’] Synonym: schenken Meine Frau hat mir eine neue Uhr gegeben. ― My wife gave me a new watch. (ditransitive) to hand, to pass, to put within reach [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘something’] Gib mir das! ― Give me that! Gib mir deine Hand. ― Give me your hand (to hold). Könnten Sie mir den Stift geben? ― Could you hand me that pen? (impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there is/are or there exist(s) [with accusative] Gibt es gute Schulen in der Nähe? ― Are there good schools in the neighborhood? Es gibt kein Wasser in dieser Wüste. ― There is no water in this desert. Das kann es nicht geben. ― This is nothing that could possibly exist. (ditransitive, transitive) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign) Darf ich dir einen Rat geben? ― May I give you some advice? Der Spieler gab ein Signal, dass er eingewechselt werden wollte. ― The player gave a signal that he wanted to be substituted. (transitive) to present; to put (transitive) to result in Synonym: ergeben (uncommon) to think ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “geben” in Duden online “geben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “geben” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Middle High German == === Alternative forms === gegëben gēn (contraction) këben (Bavarian, rare) gëven (Central Franconian) === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German gëban, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈɡɛbən/ === Verb === gëben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present gibet or gīt, past tense gap, past participle gegëben, past subjunctive gæbe, auxiliary hān) to give ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes the contracted forms gīst and gīt appear. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Alemannic German: gë, gua, gää, gea Bavarian: gebn Cimbrian: gem, ghèban (Sette Comuni) Central Franconian: jevve, jenn, gewe, gewwe, genn Hunsrik: gewe Luxembourgish: ginn East Franconian: geb, gebe, gewe German: geben Rhine Franconian: Pennsylvania German: gewwe Vilamovian: gaon, gann Yiddish: געבן (gebn) === References === Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “gëben”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel == Old High German == === Verb === gëbēn third-person plural present subjunctive of gëban