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EPISODE · Nov 22, 2025 · 4 MIN

A2 — abgeben (to hand in / to give over)

from German Vocabulary · host Maedeh

“Today’s verb is abgeben — to hand something in, to give something over, to drop something off. Super useful.”**“Ich gebe ab. … Ich gebe ab.→ I hand in / I submit.Du gibst ab. … Du gibst ab.→ You hand in.”**“Let’s put it into real life.”**“Ich gebe das Paket ab. … Ich gebe das Paket ab.→ I drop off the package.Er gibt die Unterlagen ab. … Er gibt die Unterlagen ab.→ He hands in the documents.”**“Quick questions.”**“Gibst du das Formular heute ab? … Gibst du das Formular heute ab?→ Are you handing in the form today?Wann geben wir das Paket ab? … Wann geben wir das Paket ab?→ When are we dropping off the package?”**“Okay, let’s bring in Dativ + Akkusativ.Remember:Akkusativ = the thing you give.Dativ = the person who receives it.So: I give the thing to the person.”“Ich gebe dir das Buch ab. … Ich gebe dir das Buch ab.→ I hand the book over to you.(dir = Dativ, das Buch = Akkusativ)“Sie gibt ihm den Schlüssel ab. … Sie gibt ihm den Schlüssel ab.→ She hands the key over to him.”“Kannst du mir die Tasche abgeben? … Kannst du mir die Tasche abgeben?→ Can you hand the bag over to me?”“More daily-life examples — very normal German situations.”“Ich gebe mein Paket bei der Post ab. … Ich gebe mein Paket bei der Post ab.→ I drop off my package at the post office.”“Wir geben den Müll unten ab. … Wir geben den Müll unten ab.→ We drop the garbage downstairs.”“Er gibt den Laptop im Büro ab. … Er gibt den Laptop im Büro ab.→ He hands in the laptop at the office.”“Gib deine Hausaufgaben ab! … Gib deine Hausaufgaben ab!→ Hand in your homework!”“Past tense now — habe abgegeben.”“Ich habe das Paket abgegeben. … Ich habe das Paket abgegeben.→ I handed in the package.”“Wir haben alles pünktlich abgegeben. … Wir haben alles pünktlich abgegeben.→ We handed everything in on time.”“Er hat den Schlüssel gestern abgegeben. … Er hat den Schlüssel gestern abgegeben.→ He handed in the key yesterday.”“A little upgrade.”“Wenn ich gestresst bin, gebe ich Sachen schnell ab. … gebe ich Sachen schnell ab.→ When I’m stressed, I hand things over quickly.”“Bevor wir gehen, müssen wir die Schlüssel abgeben. … müssen wir die Schlüssel abgeben.→ Before we leave, we have to hand in the keys.”“Your turn — think first, then say it.”“How do you say:I handed my documents in at the office?”[pause] [pause] [pause]“Ich habe meine Unterlagen im Büro abgegeben. … Ich habe meine Unterlagen im Büro abgegeben.→ I handed my documents in at the office.”“And another one:Can you give the package to me?(paying attention: mir = Dativ, das Paket = Akkusativ)”[pause] [pause] [pause]“Kannst du mir das Paket abgeben? … Kannst du mir das Paket abgeben?→ Can you hand the package to me?”“Last thing — your turn for real now.Say three simple sentences with abgeben or habe abgegeben.Short ones.Just speak.”

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“Today’s verb is abgeben — to hand something in, to give something over, to drop something off. Super useful.”**“Ich gebe ab. … Ich gebe ab.→ I hand in / I submit.Du gibst ab. … Du gibst ab.→ You hand in.”**“Let’s put it into real life.”**“Ich gebe...

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