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geben

geben

German

Verb

geben (class 5 strong, third-person singular simple present gibt, past tense gab, past participle gegeben, past subjunctive gäbe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) To give; to hand
    Gib mir das!
    Give me that!
  2. (transitive) To present; to put
  3. (impersonal, transitive) there to be (there is; there are); indicates that something exists.
    • 2000, Eurobarometer: Public Opinion in the European Union, ISBN 075671320X, Page 8:
      Es gibt eine europäische kulturelle Identität, die von allen Europäern geteilt wird.
      “There is a European cultural identity, which is shared by all Europeans.”

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