hinbringen
to take there
To take someone or something to a particular place.
EXAMPLE
Wenn du nicht allein zum Bahnhof gehen möchtest, kann ich dich hinbringen.
If you don't want to go to the station alone, I can take you there.
hinbringen
to take there / to manage
hinbringen – brachte hin – hat hingebracht
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Meanings
hinbringen
to manage
Informal: to manage to do something or successfully accomplish it.
EXAMPLE
Mit etwas Geduld bringst du die Reparatur auch ohne Hilfe hin.
With a little patience, you can manage the repair without help.
hinbringen
to pass time
To spend a certain amount of time or let it pass, often with difficulty or without doing anything meaningful.
EXAMPLE
Mit Kartenspielen brachten wir die Stunden bis zur Abfahrt hin.
We passed the hours until departure by playing cards.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry hinbringen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | bringe hin |
|---|---|
| du | bringst hin |
| er/sie/es | bringt hin |
| wir | bringen hin |
| ihr | bringt hin |
| sie | bringen hin |
Simple past
| ich | brachte hin |
|---|---|
| du | brachtest hin |
| er/sie/es | brachte hin |
| wir | brachten hin |
| ihr | brachtet hin |
| sie | brachten hin |
Perfect
with haben
| ich | habe hingebracht |
|---|---|
| du | hast hingebracht |
| er/sie/es | hat hingebracht |
| wir | haben hingebracht |
| ihr | habt hingebracht |
| sie | haben hingebracht |
Commands
| du | bring hin! bringe hin! |
|---|---|
| ihr | bringt hin! |
| Sie | bringen Sie hin! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte hingebracht |
|---|---|
| du | hattest hingebracht |
| er/sie/es | hatte hingebracht |
| wir | hatten hingebracht |
| ihr | hattet hingebracht |
| sie | hatten hingebracht |
Future
| ich | werde hinbringen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst hinbringen |
| er/sie/es | wird hinbringen |
| wir | werden hinbringen |
| ihr | werdet hinbringen |
| sie | werden hinbringen |
Subjunctive I
| ich | bringe hin |
|---|---|
| du | bringest hin |
| er/sie/es | bringe hin |
| wir | bringen hin |
| ihr | bringet hin |
| sie | bringen hin |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | brächte hin |
|---|---|
| du | brächtest hin |
| er/sie/es | brächte hin |
| wir | brächten hin |
| ihr | brächtet hin |
| sie | brächten hin |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | hinbringen |
|---|---|
| with zu | hinzubringen |
| present participle | hinbringend |
| past participle | hingebracht |
Usage tips
Separable verb
'Hinbringen' (to take there) consists of 'hin' (there, indicating direction) and 'bringen' (to bring) and is separable. In a main clause, 'hin' stands separately at the end; in a subordinate clause, 'hinbringen' stays together. In an infinitive with 'zu', 'zu' goes between the two parts.
EXAMPLE
Ich bringe dir die Unterlagen morgen hin.
I'll bring the documents over to you tomorrow.
Sie wartet auf die Unterlagen, weil ich sie erst morgen hinbringe.
She's waiting for the documents because I won't bring them there until tomorrow.
Ich habe versprochen, die Unterlagen morgen hinzubringen.
I promised to bring the documents there tomorrow.
Destination from context
'Hin' (there, indicating direction) can refer to a place mentioned earlier or clear from the situation. This means the destination does not need to be repeated with 'hinbringen' (to take there); the person or thing being transported is in the accusative case.
EXAMPLE
Das Paket muss heute noch zur Post; kannst du es hinbringen?
The package needs to go to the post office today; can you take it there?
Typical collocations
When referring to a difficult task, 'hinbringen' (to manage) often takes 'das' (that) as its object. It commonly goes with 'schon' (used here to express confidence), 'irgendwie' (somehow), or 'allein' (on one's own); 'schon' often conveys confidence that the task can be done.
EXAMPLE
Mach dir wegen der Montage keine Sorgen, wir bringen das schon hin.
Don't worry about the assembly; we'll manage it.
Time and activities
In this sense, 'hinbringen' (to pass time) takes a time expression such as 'die Zeit' (the time), 'die Stunden' (the hours), or 'den Abend' (the evening) as its accusative object. You can use 'mit' (with) followed by the dative to name the activity that fills this time.
EXAMPLE
Im Wartezimmer brachte sie die Zeit mit dem Lesen alter Zeitschriften hin.
In the waiting room, she passed the time by reading old magazines.
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