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rausbringen

/ˈʁaʊ̯sˌbʁɪŋən/· verb

to take out (the rubbish, the bins)

The WG question of every week: Wer bringt den Müll raus? Spoken German shortens hinaus to raus.

CEFR A1Frequency ●●●●●spoken; in writing also hinausbringen
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Bring den Müll raus! · Bringt den Müll raus! · Bringen Sie den Müll raus!
Conjugation
ich
bringe raus
du
bringst raus
er/sie/es
bringt raus
wir
bringen raus
ihr
bringt raus
sie/Sie
bringen raus
Perfekt hat rausgebrachtPräteritum brachte raus

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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.

rausbringen
to take (something) out

Ich bringe den Müll raus.

I'll take the rubbish out.

Word family

rausbringenbringento bring, to takemitbringento bring alongzurückbringento bring backhinausbringento take out (written)

Common combinations

  • den Müll rausbringento take the rubbish out
  • das Altpapier rausbringento take the waste paper out
  • jemanden rausbringento see someone out

Common learner mistakes

  • Ich rausbringe den Müll.
    Ich bringe den Müll raus.
    raus is a separable prefix: it goes to the end. After a modal verb the infinitive stays in one piece: Ich muss den Müll rausbringen.

Real examples

  • Wer bringt heute den Müll raus?Who's taking the rubbish out today?
  • Ich muss noch den Müll rausbringen.I still have to take the rubbish out.
  • Bring bitte das Altpapier raus!Please take the waste paper out!

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