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tragen.

to carry, to bear (something on one's person)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtʁaːɡn̩//ˈtʁaːɡŋ̩/[ˈtʰʁ̥aːɡŋ̩]
  1. to carry, to bear (something on one's person)

    class-6 · strong · transitive
    Sie konnten die Kiste nicht mehr tragen und mussten sie abstellen.
    Vorsicht, er trägt eine Waffe!
  2. to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.)

    class-6 · figuratively · strong · transitive
    Ärzte tragen eine große Verantwortung für ihr Handeln.
    Er trägt Schuld an dem Unfall.
  3. to bear, to (have to) pay (for) (costs, expenses, losses, etc.)

    class-6 · strong · transitive
    Ohne Versicherung müssen Sie die Kosten leider selbst tragen.
  4. to produce, to bear, to yield

    class-6 · figuratively · sometimes · strong · transitive
    Die Bäume tragen im Herbst Früchte.
    Investitionen in die Kultur tragen Früchte in Form von Nationalstolz.
  5. to wear (clothing, jewelry)

    class-6 · intransitive · strong · transitive
    Ich trage einen blauen Anzug und eine rote Krawatte.
  6. to support, to maintain

    class-6 · strong · transitive
  7. to pay for itself

    class-6 · reflexive · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German tragen, from Old High German tragan, from Proto-West Germanic *dragan, from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw, drag”). Cognates Related to Bavarian trågn, Dutch dragen, English draw, drag, Danish drage, Icelandic draga.

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