German

Noun

Treiben n ‎(genitive Treibens, no plural)

1. gerund of treiben in all its senses

Declension

German

Verb

treiben ‎(class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present treibt, past tense trieb, past participle getrieben, past subjunctive triebe, auxiliary haben or sein)

1. (transitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force
2. (transitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to put forth; to produce; to sprout
3. (transitive, figuratively, auxiliary: “haben”) to urge
4. (transitive, vulgar, slang, auxiliary: “haben”) to ****
5. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to drift; to float about
6. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to sprout
7. (transitive) to do, to get up to

   Was treibst du denn so den ganzen Tag?‎

   What do you get up to all day?

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Related terms

• Drift

Anagrams

• Bietern, breiten, Breiten, brieten, trieben, Trieben