verb

geben

give

Etwas von sich an eine andere Person weiterreichen oder zur Verfügung stellen.

The verb geben is one of the most fundamental verbs in the German language. Its meanings can be categorized as follows:

To give: To hand something over to someone or to provide someone with an object or service. (e.g., "Ich gebe dir das Buch." – I give you the book.)
Existential use ("es gibt"): When used with the pronoun "es", it means "there is" or "there are". This is used to state the existence of something. (e.g., "Es gibt viele Menschen." – There are many people.)
To yield or produce: In certain contexts, it can mean to result in something, such as in mathematics (2 + 2 = 4 can be phrased as "Zwei plus zwei gibt vier") or regarding physical output.
To deal (cards): In the context of games, it refers to distributing playing cards to players.

Grammar: It is a strong, irregular verb.
- Infinitive: geben
- Present tense (du): gibst
- Present tense (er/sie/es): gibt
- Past tense (Präteritum): gab
- Perfect tense (Partizip II): gegeben
Word origin: The word stems from the Old High German "geban", which shares roots with the Proto-Germanic "*gebą". It is related to the English word "give".