mitgeben
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪtˌɡeːbən/
- Hyphenation: mit‧ge‧ben
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Verb
mitgeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present gibt mit, past tense gab mit, past participle mitgegeben, past subjunctive gäbe mit, auxiliary haben)
- to give someone something to take along
- Warte! Ich wollte dir noch was mitgeben.
- Wait! There’s something I wanted to give you.
- to teach someone something, especially one of the younger generation; to pass on
- Meine Oma hat mir noch viele Haushaltstricks mitgegeben.
- My grandma taught me a lot of household tricks.
- (with einen) to deal somebody a slap or blow while passing by or while they are walking away
- Während er vom Spielfeld lief, gab er seinem Gegenspieler noch einen mit.
- While he was leaving the pitch, he dealt his opponent a clandestine blow.
- (with einen, figurative) to criticise or insult somebody in passing when talking about another topic
- Mein Chef hat es auf mich abgesehen und nutzt jede Gelegenheit, mir einen mitzugeben.
- My boss has it in for me and takes every chance to take a swipe at me.
Conjugation
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