zugeben
A2#1,550Hear it
verb
- to admit, confessto own up to something
- to addto a mixture
- to allowmostly used with negation or in a question
- to playa card; especially of the same suit
Forms
Present
| I | gebe zu |
|---|---|
| you | gibst zu |
| he, she, it | gibt zu |
| we | geben zu |
| you (plural) | gebt zu |
| they | geben zu |
Preterite
| I | gab zu |
|---|---|
| you | gabst zu |
| he, she, it | gab zu |
| we | gaben zu |
| you (plural) | gabt zu |
| they | gaben zu |
Subjunctive I
| I | gebe zu |
|---|---|
| you | gebest zu |
| he, she, it | gebe zu |
| we | geben zu |
| you (plural) | gebet zu |
| they | geben zu |
Subjunctive II
| I | gäbe zu |
|---|---|
| you | gäbest zu / gäbst zu |
| he, she, it | gäbe zu |
| we | gäben zu |
| you (plural) | gäbet zu / gäbt zu |
| they | gäben zu |
Imperative
| you | gib zu |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | gebt zu |
Other forms
| infinitive | zugeben |
|---|---|
| past participle | zugegeben |
| present participle | zugebend |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Ben gibt zu: „Der Film war fein. Nächste Woche wieder?"Ben admits: "The film was fine. Again next week?"A2Der Filmabend — Film night (A2)
- Brenner gibt zu, dass der andere Mann, Herr Lorenz, ihm Geld gestohlen hat.Brenner admits that the other man, Mr Lorenz, stole money from him.A2Alarm im Nachtzug — Alarm on the night train (A2)
- Herr Berger ist beeindruckt: „Ich gebe zu, ich hatte kein Interesse an diesem Fest. Das war ein Fehler."Mr Berger is impressed: "I admit I had no interest in this festival. That was a mistake."A2Das Radiofest — The radio festival (A2)
- „Die Direktorin hat mir geholfen", gibt er zu. „Sie wollte das Geld der Versicherung und ich das Bild.""The director helped me," he admits. "She wanted the insurance money and I wanted the painting."A2Das gestohlene Bild — The stolen painting (A2)
Other ways to say it
- dazugebento add to something
- erlaubento allow; to permit
- genehmigento permit, to sanction, to approve
- hinzufügento say (after saying something else), to add; to add (to a set or quantity that already exists)
- zufügento cause (grief, pain); to inflict (damage); to add
- zulassento allow; (administrative) to license (a car, a professional); to admit (a student)