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mitgeben
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
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.
- to deal (someone) a slap or blow while passing by or while they are walking away [with einen and dative ‘someone’]
- 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.
- (figurative) to criticise or insult (someone) in passing when talking about another topic [with einen and dative ‘someone’]
- 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
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
Derived terms
- Mitgeber, Mitgebung
Related terms
Further reading
- “mitgeben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “mitgeben” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “mitgeben” in Duden online
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