angeben

state

verb AN-gay-ben Less Common

Also means

show off

Usage Note

angeben is separable and splits two ways in meaning: formally it means to state or specify a detail (den Preis angeben), while colloquially it means to brag — Er gibt gern an ('he likes to show off'). A show-off is an Angeber. The prefix an- detaches in main clauses.

Examples

"Bitte geben Sie Ihren Namen an."

Natural Translation

Please state your name.

Literal Translation

Please state you your name on.

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