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How to Say ‘To give someone something to take along’ in German

Jemandem etwas mitgeben

YAY-mahn-dem EHT-vahs MIT-gay-ben

[YAY-mahn-dem EHT-vahs MIT-gay-ben]

💬 Usage Tip: mitgeben splits in a real sentence: Ich gebe Ihnen den Becher mit, with mit at the end. The person receiving takes jemandem form, like Ihnen or mir.

Phrase Breakdown

Jemandem

[YAY-mahn-dem]

(to) someone

Dative form of 'jemand' (someone).

Example

Ich helfe jemandem.

I'm helping someone.

etwas

[EHT-vahs]

Something

Refers to an unspecified object or amount.

Example

Ich möchte etwas trinken.

I would like to drink something.

mitgeben

[MIT-gay-ben]

to give (someone) something to take along

Separable verb: to hand someone something to take with them.

Example

Ich gebe dir ein Stück Kuchen mit.

I'll give you a piece of cake to take with you.

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