Trägst

Trägst is the second person singular present tense form of the German verb tragen, meaning to carry, bear, or wear. The infinitive is tragen. In the present tense, the stem vowel often undergoes umlaut, producing du trägst and er trägt, while other present forms use the non-umlauted stem, such as ich trage, wir tragen, ihr tragt, sie tragen.

Usage of trägst covers physical carrying and wearing, as well as figurative meanings like bearing responsibilities. Examples include: "Was trägst du heute?" (What are you wearing today?), "Ich trage eine Jacke" (I am wearing a jacket), and "Sie trägt eine schwere Last" (She bears a heavy load). The verb also appears in idioms and fixed expressions, for instance "eine Verantwortung tragen" (to bear a responsibility).

Grammar notes and related forms: tragen is an irregular verb in German, with vowel mutation in several present forms and a simple past in Präteritum. The present 2nd person singular is trägst, while the 3rd person singular is trägt. The past tense forms include ich trug and du trugst, and the past participle is getragen. Related Germanic cognates include Dutch dragen and Swedish bära. Etymologically, tragen belongs to a common Germanic verb family meaning to bear or carry and has evolved with typical umlaut alternations in modern German.