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Geben and prefixes

You know that the verb geben means "to give" and many other things. But what if you add prefixes to this verb? That's exactly what we're going to talk about today.

angeben - to indicate, to name, to inform.
It can refer to an address or a place (time) of a meeting:
Geben Sie bitte Ihre Adresse an - Give me your address, please

aufgeben - to hand over (luggage), to give, to give.
This verb can also be used in the sense of "to serve", e.g:
Ich möchte eine Anzeige in der Zeitung aufgeben - I want to submit an ad to a newspaper.

ausgeben - to give out, release, issue (order)
In addition, this verb can also mean "to spend (money)" and "to treat":
Da muss ich dir ein Bier ausgeben. - I'm the one who should treat you to a beer.

(sich) begeben - to go somewhere.
Schließlich, hatte er sich in die nahe gelegene Stadt begeben. - Finally, he went to the nearest town.

ergeben - to reveal, to show, to give
This verb is used to show the results of some action, for example:
Vor kurzem hat eine Umfrage ergeben... - A recent survey showed...

(sich) ergeben - to turn out, to give up
Sonst hätte ich mich Ihnen kaum ergeben. - Otherwise I wouldn't have surrendered to you.

nachgeben - to add, to surrender, to yield
Er gibt nie nach - He never gives up.

vorgeben - to pretend, to falsely assert
Ich werde einfach vorgeben, dass mir jemand geschrieben hat. - I simply pretend that someone wrote to me.

vergeben - to forgive, to provide (for example, a report)
Zunächst einmal musst du mir vergeben. - To begin with, you must forgive me.

zugeben - to give in addition, to add to, to admit (guilt)
Ich muss zugeben, ich bin ein wenig eifersüchtig. - I have to admit that I am a little jealous.

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