Übergibt

Übergibt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb übergeben, meaning to hand over, deliver, or transfer something to someone else. The verb combines the prefix über- with geben (to give), conveying a transfer across a boundary or from one party to another. It is used for literal handovers of objects as well as for the transfer of responsibilities, authority, or information.

Übergeben is a separable-prefix verb. In present tense, the conjugated form with a third-person subject is übergibt, as in Er übergibt dem Verwalter die Schlüssel. The construction typically follows the pattern jem and etwas übergeben, where someone hands something to someone else (dative recipient and accusative object). The past participle is übergeben, and the simple past is übergab. In compound tenses it appears with the auxiliary haben (Er hat den Bericht dem Rat übergeben).

The word is common in formal and official contexts, such as administrative handovers, legal procedures, and ceremonial transfers of office. It can also describe the act of handing over documents, keys, or data, and is often used with phrases like an jemanden etwas übergeben or die Übergabe, the noun corresponding to the act of handing over or delivery.

Examples:

- Der Zeuge übergibt dem Beamten das Beweismaterial.

- Der Präsident übergibt die Amtsgeschäfte an seinen Nachfolger.

- Die Übergabe der Unterlagen erfolgte ordnungsgemäß.