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tragen

carry

verb TRAH-gen Common
Body & Health Movement

Also means

wear

Usage Note

tragen is a strong verb that shifts its stem vowel in the present (du trägst, er trägt) and to trug, getragen. Besides 'carry' it means 'to wear' clothing, so eine Brille tragen is 'to wear glasses', and figuratively die Kosten tragen is 'to bear the costs'.

Examples

"Ich trage den schweren Koffer."

Natural Translation

I'm carrying the heavy suitcase.

Literal Translation

I carry the heavy suitcase.

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