ergeben

German

Etymology

From Germanic; cognate with obsolete English agive, equivalent to er- + geben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʀˈɡeːbən/
  • Hyphenation: er‧ge‧ben
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Adjective

ergeben (comparative ergebener, superlative am ergebensten)

  1. loyal, devoted, humble, obedient
    Ihr ergebenster DienerYour most humble servant

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Verb

ergeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular simple present ergibt, past tense ergab, past participle ergeben, past subjunctive ergäbe, auxiliary haben)

  1. to yield, produce
  2. (reflexive) to surrender
  3. to arise, result, turn out
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun, impersonal) to happen
    Es hat sich so ergeben.
    It happened like this.

Conjugation

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