Vocabulary
bergen
/ˈbɛʁɡn̩/· verb
to hold, to contain, to carry (risks, dangers, potential); to recover, to rescue (people, bodies, wrecks)
Bergen — in formal writing a plan or situation birgt Risiken, Gefahren or Chancen; in news reports rescue teams bergen victims, cars or a wreck (die Bergung).
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Conjugation
- ich
- berge
- du
- birgst
- er/sie/es
- birgt
- wir
- bergen
- ihr
- bergt
- sie/Sie
- bergen
Perfekt hat geborgenPräteritum barg
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
bergen
to hold, to carry (risks, potential)
Die neue Technologie birgt große Chancen, aber auch erhebliche Risiken.
The new technology holds great opportunities but also considerable risks.
Word family
bergendie Bergungrecovery, rescuegeborgensafe, securedie Geborgenheitfeeling of securityverbergento hide
Common combinations
- Risiken bergento carry risks
- Gefahren in sich bergento harbour dangers
- Opfer bergento recover victims
- ein Wrack bergento salvage a wreck
Common learner mistakes
- Der Plan bergt Risiken.Der Plan birgt Risiken.bergen changes e to i in the du and er forms (du birgst, er birgt); Präteritum barg, Partizip geborgen.
Real examples
- Das Verfahren birgt das Risiko, dass sensible Daten in falsche Hände geraten.The procedure carries the risk that sensitive data could fall into the wrong hands.
- Taucher haben das Wrack des Fischerboots aus 40 Metern Tiefe geborgen.Divers have salvaged the wreck of the fishing boat from a depth of 40 metres.
- Erst nach zwei Tagen konnten die Bergleute lebend geborgen werden.Only after two days could the miners be rescued alive.
