German word
tragen in German sentences
tragen means "to carry/wear" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Der Vater trägt das Kind zum Auto.
The father carries the child to the car.
Wir tragen die Kosten gemeinsam.
We bear the costs together.
Lara trägt die Tasche zum Bahnhof.
Lara carries the bag to the station.
Lara trägt den schweren Tisch nicht allein.
Lara does not carry the heavy table alone.
Nach dem Regen trägt der Nachbar die Pflanzen hinein.
After the rain, the neighbour carries the plants inside.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive tragen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.