erbrengen

Erbringen is a Dutch verb meaning to yield, to bring about a result or consequence. The sense concerns producing an effect, outcome, or profit as a result of an action. In contemporary standard Dutch, erbringen is uncommon and largely confined to literary, historical, or formal contexts. More frequent synonyms in everyday language are opleveren, opbrengen, or voortbrengen.

Origin and structure: The verb is formed from brengen (to bring) with the prefix er-. In this usage er- does not indicate location but emphasizes the result produced by an action. The verb is generally treated like other Dutch verbs in conjugation, with forms derived from brengen.

Usage and nuance: Erbringen tends to appear when the focus is the value or consequence produced by an act, such as the result of research, effort, or investment. Because of its formal or archaic tint, it is more common in legal, historical, or literary texts than in everyday speech.

Relation to related terms: It is close in meaning to opleveren (to yield/provide), voortbrengen (to bring forth), or tot gevolg hebben (to have as a consequence). In modern usage, speakers often replace erbringen with these more common verbs to express a similar idea.

See also: opleveren; opbrengen; voortbrengen; tot gevolg hebben.