Verbringt

Verbringt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb verbringen. The verb means to spend time or to pass a period in a place or activity. It is commonly used to describe how someone uses their time, especially with nouns such as Zeit (time), Urlaub or Ferien (holiday), Nacht (night), and Wochenende (weekend). Verbringen is often followed by a direct object referring to the time being spent, while the specific setting or company is expressed with prepositions. Typical constructions include Zeit mit jemandem verbringen (to spend time with someone) and ein Wochenende in Berlin verbringen (to spend a weekend in Berlin) or Urlaub in einer Stadt verbringen (to spend a holiday in a city).

Conjugation in the present tense is regular: ich verbringe, du verbringst, er/sie/es verbringt, wir verbringen, ihr verbringt, sie/Sie verbringen. The past forms include simple past (ich verbrachte, du verbrachtest, er verbrachte, wir verbrachten, ihr verbrachtet, sie/Sie verbrachten) and the perfect (ich habe Zeit verbracht). The perfect is formed with haben plus participle verbracht, as in Ich habe viel Zeit mit Freunden verbracht.

Usage notes: verb spend time with people (mit + Dativ) and time or holidays with nouns (Zeit, Urlaub, Ferien) are central. Verbringen emphasizes the duration and the activity or setting rather than the object being used. It is common in everyday German for describing leisure, travel, or routine time allocation.

Examples: Sie verbringt das Wochenende in Berlin. Wir verbringen den Urlaub an der Ostsee. Er hat die Nacht bei Freunden verbracht. Ich verbringe gerne Zeit in der Natur.