hergeben

German

Etymology

her- + geben

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩/
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Verb

hergeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present gibt her, past tense gab her, past participle hergegeben, past subjunctive gäbe her, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to hand over (towards speaker)
  2. (intransitive, colloquial, chiefly in the negative) to provide
    Synonyms: taugen, liefern, ergiebig sein
    • 1997, “Die Interessanten”, in Von allen Gedanken schätze ich doch am meisten die interessanten, performed by Die Sterne:
      Die Tür ist auf, die Wohnung leer / Ich glaub' mein Leben gibt nichts her
      The door is open, the flat empty / There isn't much to my life, it seems

Conjugation

Further reading

  • hergeben” in Duden online
  • hergeben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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