entbinden
to release someone
To release someone from a duty, task, or obligation. The person no longer has to fulfill this task afterward.
EXAMPLE
Der Vorstand entband ihn von seinen Aufgaben.
The board relieved him of his duties.
entbinden
to give birth / to deliver / to release
entbinden – entband – hat entbunden
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Meanings
jemanden entbinden
to assist with childbirth
As a doctor or midwife, to help a woman give birth to her child. The verb is used mainly in a medical context.
EXAMPLE
Die Ärztin entband die Frau ohne Komplikationen.
The doctor assisted the woman with the birth without complications.
entbinden
to give birth
To bring a child into the world; to give birth.
EXAMPLE
Meine Schwester hat letzte Nacht im Krankenhaus entbunden.
My sister gave birth at the hospital last night.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry entbinden, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | entbinde |
|---|---|
| du | entbindest |
| er/sie/es | entbindet |
| wir | entbinden |
| ihr | entbindet |
| sie | entbinden |
Simple past
| ich | entband |
|---|---|
| du | entbandest entbandst |
| er/sie/es | entband |
| wir | entbanden |
| ihr | entbandet |
| sie | entbanden |
Perfect
with haben
| ich | habe entbunden |
|---|---|
| du | hast entbunden |
| er/sie/es | hat entbunden |
| wir | haben entbunden |
| ihr | habt entbunden |
| sie | haben entbunden |
Commands
| du | entbind! entbinde! |
|---|---|
| ihr | entbindet! |
| Sie | entbinden Sie! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte entbunden |
|---|---|
| du | hattest entbunden |
| er/sie/es | hatte entbunden |
| wir | hatten entbunden |
| ihr | hattet entbunden |
| sie | hatten entbunden |
Future
| ich | werde entbinden |
|---|---|
| du | wirst entbinden |
| er/sie/es | wird entbinden |
| wir | werden entbinden |
| ihr | werdet entbinden |
| sie | werden entbinden |
Subjunctive I
| ich | entbinde |
|---|---|
| du | entbindest |
| er/sie/es | entbinde |
| wir | entbinden |
| ihr | entbindet |
| sie | entbinden |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | entbände |
|---|---|
| du | entbändest |
| er/sie/es | entbände |
| wir | entbänden |
| ihr | entbändet |
| sie | entbänden |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | entbinden |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu entbinden |
| present participle | entbindend |
| past participle | entbunden |
Usage tips
Inseparable verb
'Entbinden' consists of 'ent-' and 'binden' (to bind) and is inseparable. The prefix remains connected to the verb in both main clauses and subordinate clauses.
EXAMPLE
Der Arzt entbindet die Patientin noch heute.
The doctor is assisting the patient with childbirth today.
Die Ärztin erklärt, dass sie die Frau am Nachmittag entbindet.
The doctor explains that she is assisting the woman with childbirth in the afternoon.
Fixed preposition
In the meaning 'to release someone from an obligation', the person being released is in the accusative, and the obligation following 'von' is in the dative.
EXAMPLE
Der Chef entband sie von ihrer Verantwortung für das Projekt.
The boss relieved her of her responsibility for the project.
Medical usage
The meaning related to childbirth belongs mainly in medical or technical contexts. A woman typically appears as the accusative object, often together with information about the birth or medical treatment.
EXAMPLE
Im Kreißsaal entband der Arzt die Frau per Kaiserschnitt.
In the delivery room, the doctor delivered the woman's baby by cesarean section.
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