gebracht

Gebracht is the past participle of the German verb bringen, meaning to bring or to carry to a place. As a non-finite form, it is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary haben, for example Ich habe das gebracht (I have brought that). The participle remains the same for all subjects and numbers.

In addition to its use in perfect tenses, gebracht can appear in passive constructions with werden: Es wird gebracht (It is being brought). The perfect passive is formed with geworden plus werden: Es ist gebracht worden (It has been brought). The form also participates in compound verbs and prefixed forms, such as mitbringen, whose past participle is mitgebracht (brought along).

Derivation and related forms: bringen comes from the Germanic language family, with roots in Old High German bringan and Proto-Germanic bringan-; it is cognate with the English bring and Dutch brengen. The past participle gebracht is a stable form in standard German and is used across dialects.

Usage notes: As a non-finite participle, gebracht commonly appears in written and spoken German in perfect tenses. It can also function in adjectival phrases, particularly in compounds with prefixes, such as mitgebracht (brought along) and, attributively, mitgebrachte Geschenke (the brought gifts). Although most German participles can take attributive endings, the key recognizable forms of this participle are gebracht, mitgebracht, and their inflected adjectives.

Examples:

- Ich habe das Brot gebracht.

- Das mitgebrachte Geschenk war eine Überraschung.

- Die Unterlagen sind schon gebracht worden.