bringen
German, verb
bringen is spelled B-R-I-N-G-E-N (7 letters) and appears 200 times per million words in written German, the 429th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bringen is a German verb meaning “to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Bringen is a different word: “gerund of bringen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Sache oder eine Person von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen”.
What does bringen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear
Ich bringe die Katze ins Haus.
- 2
to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany
Sie hat dich ins Krankenhaus gebracht.
- 3
to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something)
Diese Münze bringt mir Glück.
- 4
to get, to cause
Sie bringt mich zum Lachen.
- 5
to cause the action implied by a phrase to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect
zum Ausdruck bringen
- 6
to acquire; to take possession of
- 7
to accomplish; to yield
Was soll das bringen?
- 8
colloquialto be of use; to be helpful
„Lass mich noch mal mit dem Löffel versuchen, diese verflixte Dose aufzukriegen.“―„Ja, das bringt’s ganz bestimmt …“
noun
- 1
neutergerund of bringen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Sache oder eine Person von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen 2. etwas verursachen, für etwas sorgen 3. etwas Bestimmtes liefern, zustande bringen, erschaffen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bringen
- bringt present singular third-person
- brachte past
- gebracht participle past
- brächte past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- bringend participle present
- bringe first-person indicative present
- bringst indicative present second-person
- bringest second-person singular subjunctive
- bringet plural second-person subjunctive
- brachten first-person indicative plural
- brächten first-person plural subjunctive
- brachtest indicative preterite second-person
- brachtet indicative plural preterite
- brächtest second-person singular subjunctive
- brächtet plural second-person subjunctive
- bring imperative second-person singular
- habe gebracht first-person indicative multiword-construction
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to bringen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bringen in German?
bringen appears 200 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).