ergeben
/ɛʁˈɡeːbən/ verb B2- to yield, produce · Zwei Liter Teig ergeben laut dem Rezept 12 Muffins. According to the recipe, two litres of batter makes 12 muffins.
- to make sense · Ihr Vorschlag ergibt Sinn. Her proposal makes sense.
- to surrender · Er ergab sich. He surrendered.
- to arise, result, turn out · Einige Einheiten ergeben sich durch algebraische Kombination. Some units are given by algebraic combination.
- to happen · Es hat sich so ergeben. It happened like this.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- ergeben
- Present (er)
- ergibt
- Präteritum (er)
- ergab
- Perfekt (er)
- hat ergeben
- Infinitive with zu
- zu ergeben
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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