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verbringen: spend (time) — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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verbringen

spend (time)

to spend a specified period of time in a place, with someone, or doing an activity

IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋən/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Meaning 1neutral · 87%

to spend a specified period of time in a place, with someone, or doing an activity

Wir verbringen das Wochenende bei Freunden auf dem Land.

Sie verbringt jeden Abend eine Stunde mit ihrer Tochter.

Der Techniker verbringt drei Tage in Hamburg.

German uses Zeit verbringen, not Zeit ausgeben. ausgeben is used for spending money.

Use Zeit verbringen for time: den Abend zu Hause verbringen, Zeit mit Freunden verbringen.

Choose one answer.

Which verb fits 'We spend the weekend at home'?

verbringen normally takes a period of time as an accusative object, often followed by a place or mit + dative.