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beibringen

to teach

verb BY-bring-en Rare
People & Society Education

Also means

to impart

Usage Note

beibringen means to teach a specific skill to someone and takes a dative person plus accusative thing: jemandem etwas beibringen. It is separable (ich bringe ihm Deutsch bei). Unlike unterrichten it stresses passing on a concrete ability rather than running a class.

Examples

"Mein Opa hat mir das Schachspielen beigebracht."

Natural Translation

My grandpa taught me to play chess.

Literal Translation

My grandpa has to-me the chess-playing taught.

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