Bringt

Bringt is a form of the German verb bringen, used in present-tense constructions. Specifically, it is the third-person singular present tense form (er/sie/es bringt) meaning "he/she/it brings." It can also appear as the plural imperative for the subject ihr, as in Bringt eure Sachen mit!, meaning "Bring your things along!" in a command directed at multiple people.

The core meaning of bringen is to convey or carry something to a person or place, or to cause something to arrive. Thus, Bringt appears in sentences like Er bringt mir die Zeitung (He brings me the newspaper). The verb also occurs in idiomatic expressions such as Es bringt nichts, which means "It is of no use" or "That won't do any good."

Conjugation and related forms: The infinitive is bringen. Present tense forms include ich bringe, du bringst, er/sie/es bringt, wir bringen, ihr bringt, Sie bringen. The simple past is brachte, and the past participle is gebracht, used with haben in perfect tenses (Ich habe ihn gebracht). The verb belongs to the core German verb family showing vowel changes between present and past forms (e.g., bringt vs. brachte).

Etymology and cognates: bringen derives from the Germanic verb family and is cognate with the English bring and Dutch brengen, reflecting shared roots in the West Germanic languages. This family branch has supplied everyday verbs for conveying or delivering objects in related languages for centuries.

See also: bringen (infinitive), German verb conjugation, imperative forms in German, idiomatic expressions with bringen.