bringen
Danish
editNoun
editbringen c
German
editEtymology
editFrom 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 bringen, Dutch brengen, English bring, West Frisian bringe, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (briggan).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbringen (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
- Ich bringe die Katze ins Haus.
- I'm bringing the cat into the house.
- (transitive) to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany
- Sie hat dich ins Krankenhaus gebracht.
- She brought you to the hospital.
- (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)
- Diese Münze bringt mir Glück.
- This coin brings me luck.
- Die Ansiedelung des Unternehmens bringt der Gemeinde viele neue Einwohner.
- The company’s setting up shop brings many new residents to the municipality.
- (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
- Sie bringt mich zum Lachen.
- She makes me laugh.
- Ich bringe Julia dazu, mich nach Hause zu fahren.
- I'll get Julia to drive me home.
- Ich kann ihn nicht dazu bringen, dass er mir die geheime Zutat verrät.
- I can't get him to tell me the secret ingredient.
- „Er verrät mir die geheime Zutat nicht!“―„Keine Sorge, ich bringe ihn schon noch dazu.“
- “He’s not telling me the secret ingredient!”―“No worries, eventually I’ll make him [tell you].”
- (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
- „Lass mich noch mal mit dem Löffel versuchen, diese verflixte Dose aufzukriegen.“―„Ja, das bringt’s ganz bestimmt …“
- “Let me have another go with the spoon to get this darned tin can open.”―“Yeah, that’ll help for sure …”
- (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
editinfinitive | bringen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | bringend | ||||
past participle | gebracht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bringe | wir bringen | i | ich bringe | wir bringen |
du bringst | ihr bringt | du bringest | ihr bringet | ||
er bringt | sie bringen | er bringe | sie bringen | ||
preterite | ich brachte | wir brachten | ii | ich brächte1 | wir brächten1 |
du brachtest | ihr brachtet | du brächtest1 | ihr brächtet1 | ||
er brachte | sie brachten | er brächte1 | sie brächten1 | ||
imperative | bring (du) bringe (du) |
bringt (ihr) |
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
Derived terms
edit- abbringen
- anbringen
- auf den neuesten Stand bringen
- aufbringen
- ausbringen
- Bringen
- bringend
- Bringer
- durchbringen
- einbringen
- erbringen
- fortbringen
- heraufbringen
- herbringen
- herunterbringen
- hervorbringen
- hinbringen
- hinterbringen
- hochbringen
- mitbringen
- nachbringen
- nahebringen
- näherbringen
- überbringen
- umbringen
- unterbringen
- verbringen
- vollbringen
- voranbringen
- vorbeibringen
- vorbringen
- wegbringen
- weiterbringen
- wiederbringen
- zubringen
- zurückbringen
- zusammenbringen
Further reading
edit- “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
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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, German bringen, English bring, West Frisian bringe.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbringen (third-person singular simple present bringt, past tense broch, past participle brocht, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | bringen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | bring | broch |
2nd person singular | brings(t) | brochs(t) |
3rd person singular | bring(t) | broch |
plural | bringt, bringen | brochen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | bring(e) | |
plural | bringt | |
participle | present | past |
bringen | (e)brocht, gebrocht | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editbringen
- to bring
Inflection
editWeak | ||
---|---|---|
Infinitive | bringen | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | bringen | |
In genitive | bringens | |
In dative | bringene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | bringe | — |
2nd singular | brincs, bringes | — |
3rd singular | brinct, bringet | — |
1st plural | bringen | — |
2nd plural | brinct, bringet | — |
3rd plural | bringen | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | bringe | — |
2nd singular | brincs, bringes | — |
3rd singular | bringe | — |
1st plural | bringen | — |
2nd plural | brinct, bringet | — |
3rd plural | bringen | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | brinc, bringe | |
Plural | brinct, bringet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | bringende | — |
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “bringhen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bringen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
editVerb
editbringen
- Alternative form of bryngen
Middle High German
editEtymology
editInherited from Old High German bringan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbringen (class 1 weak, third-person singular present bringet, past tense brāhte, past participle brāht, auxiliary hān)
- to bring
Usage notes
edit- 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
editinfinitive | bringen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
genitive gerund | bringennes bringenes | ||||
dative gerund | bringenne bringene | ||||
present participle | bringende | ||||
past participle | brāht | ||||
auxiliary | hān | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bringe | wir bringen | i | ich bringe | wir bringen |
du bringest | ir bringet | du bringest | ir bringet | ||
ër bringet | sie bringent | ër bringe | sie bringen | ||
preterite | ich brāhte | wir brāhten | ii | ich brāhte | wir brāhten |
du brāhtest | ir brāhtet | du brāhtest | ir brāhtet | ||
ër brāhte | sie brāhten | ër brāhte | sie brāhten | ||
imperative | bringe (du) | bringet (ir) |
- original, rare
infinitive | bringen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
genitive gerund | bringennes bringenes | ||||
dative gerund | bringenne bringene | ||||
present participle | bringende | ||||
past participle | brungen | ||||
auxiliary | hān | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bringe | wir bringen | i | ich bringe | wir bringen |
du bringest | ir bringet | du bringest | ir bringet | ||
ër bringet | sie bringent | ër bringe | sie bringen | ||
preterite | ich branc | wir brungen | ii | ich brünge | wir brüngen |
du brünge | ir brunget | du brüngest | ir brünget | ||
ër branc | sie brungen | ër brünge | sie brüngen | ||
imperative | brinc (du) | bringet (ir) |
Descendants
edit- Alemannic German: bringe
- Cimbrian: prengen
- Central Franconian: brenge
- German: bringen
- Rhine Franconian: brenge, bringe
- Frankfurterisch: [pʀiŋg̥ə], (older) [pʀeŋə]
- Pennsylvania German: bringe
- Vilamovian: brengia
- Yiddish: ברענגען (brengen)
References
edit- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “bringen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
- Danish non-lemma forms
- Danish noun forms
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/ɪŋn̩
- Rhymes:German/ɪŋn̩/2 syllables
- German lemmas
- German verbs
- German weak verbs
- German irregular weak verbs
- German verbs using haben as auxiliary
- German transitive verbs
- German terms with usage examples
- German ditransitive verbs
- German terms with collocations
- German negative polarity items
- German colloquialisms
- German sarcastic terms
- German informal terms
- German intransitive verbs
- Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German
- Low German terms derived from Middle Low German
- Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon
- Low German terms derived from Old Saxon
- Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Low German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Low German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Low German lemmas
- Low German verbs
- Low German weak verbs
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Frankish
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Frankish
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle Dutch lemmas
- Middle Dutch verbs
- Middle Dutch weak verbs
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English verbs
- Middle High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German
- Middle High German terms derived from Old High German
- Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle High German lemmas
- Middle High German verbs
- Middle High German weak verbs
- Middle High German class 1 weak verbs
- Middle High German verbs using hān as auxiliary