German verb · CEFR A1

bringen

Meaning in English: to bring, to take

Rank 442 of 5,000verbLevel A15 forms in the list
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Example

Kannst du den Müll nach unten bringen?

Can you take the rubbish down?

Forms of bringen in the top 5,000

German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of bringen are also in the top 5,000:

gebracht#617
broughtA2

Wer hat die Kinder zur Schule gebracht?
Who took the children to school?

bringt#659
bringsA2

Der Postbote bringt jeden Morgen die Zeitung.
The postman brings the paper every morning.

brachte#1,512
broughtA2

Der Kellner brachte uns zwei Kaffee.
The waiter brought us two coffees.

brachten#3,989
broughtA2

Die Gäste brachten Kuchen und Blumen mit.
The guests brought cake and flowers.

How common is bringen?

bringen is number 442 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 199 times per million words — about once every 5,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 57% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Related words in the list

Words built on bringen:

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 438die Bildungeducation; formation
  2. 439die Höheheight; level, amount
  3. 440verschiedenevarious, different
  4. 441der JanuarJanuary
  5. 442bringento bring, to take
  6. 443zuvorbefore, previously
  7. 444liegento lie; to be located
  8. 445der MittwochWednesday
  9. 446das Programmprogramme; program

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