Die Hauptverwendungen des Verbs TO GET auf Englisch - erläutertung und übersetzung
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Die Hauptverwendungen des Verbs TO GET
To get wird im Englischen häufig verwendet. Es kann auf unterschiedliche Weise eingesetzt werden:
Die zentralen Bedeutungen von TO GET:
• bekommen, erhalten, kriegen:
Die zentralen Bedeutungen von TO GET:
• bekommen, erhalten, kriegen:
Did you get my email? Hast du meine E-Mail bekommen?
Where did you get this information? Wo haben Sie diese Information erhalten?
I got a raise. Ich habe eine Gehaltserhöhung bekommen.
• kommen, vorwärtskommen, davonkommen, einsteigen, aufsteigen (drückt eine Fortbewegung aus):
How can I get there? Wie komme ich dorthin?
to get on (the bus) (in den Bus) einsteigen
to get in (the car) (ins Auto) einsteigen
to get away davonkommen, wegkommen, loskommen, entfliehen, fliehen
• werden, haben (drückt eine Entwicklung aus):
The kids are getting tired. Die Kinder werden langsam müde. / Die Kinder fangen an müde zu werden.
Kevin got drunk last night. Kevin hat sich gestern abend betrunken.
Get ready! Mach dich fertig!
It's getting late. Es wird langsam spät.
• In der Passivform ersetzt to get oft das Verb to be, um die Betonung auf das Vorgehen und die Bemühung zu legen:
to get invited eingeladen werden
to get hired eingestellt werden
to get killed getötet werden
• etwas machen lassen:
to get something done etwas erledigen lassen (= to have something done)
Icarus got his hair cut. Icarus hat sich seine Haare schneiden lassen.
• besorgen, holen:
Can I get you a drink? Kann ich dir ein Getränk besorgen? / Kann ich dir etwas zu trinken holen?
• bringen, nehmen:
I'll get you there on time. Ich werde dich pünktlich dort hinbringen.
• verstehen, hören:
I didn't get what you just said. Ich habe nicht verstanden (oder nicht gehört), was du gerade gesagt hast.
• fangen, schnappen, fassen:
Get him! Fangt ihn! (= to catch)
• to get gefolgt von einem Infinitiv, drückt eine endlich realisierte Aktion aus:
Susie and Philip will eventually get to be friends. Susie und Philip werden letztendlich Freunde.
• und viele andere Bedeutungen:
to get up aufstehen
to get along vorankommen, sich gut verstehen
to get back wiederbekommen, zurückbekommen
to get together zusammenkommen, zusammenbringen, sich treffen
to get down to zu etwas kommen
Übung 1
Polly: Hey, Bob, I'm going to the store for some coffee and tea. Can I you anything?
Bob: Yeah. I would love a box of those chocolate covered espresso beans, if they any.
Bob: Yeah. I would love a box of those chocolate covered espresso beans, if they any.
Polly: Hey, Bob, I'm going to the store for some coffee and tea. Can I get 1 you anything?
Bob: Yeah. I would love a box of those chocolate covered espresso beans, if they have 2 any.
Bob: Yeah. I would love a box of those chocolate covered espresso beans, if they have 2 any.
1 get: 'Get' is the best choice here. It expresses Polly's offer to 'procure', 'buy' or 'obtain' something for Bob.
1 have: 'Can I have you anything?' is grammatically incorrect.
1 do: 'Can I do you anything?' does not make sense. However, we could say: 'Can I do anything for you?'.
2 have: Because Bob is asking if the store 'sells' chocolate covered espresso beans, we must use 'have' here.
2 get: 'Get' does not make sense here. Bob is asking about possession, and 'get' cannot express possession in this case.
2 do: 'Do' does not make sense here. Bob is asking about possession, and 'do' cannot express possession.
Übung 2
Polly: Hey, Susie. you invited to Bruno's big birthday party?
Susie: Twice, in fact.
Polly: I don't it.
Susie: Well, I'll tell you the story. It like this...
Susie: Twice, in fact.
Polly: I don't it.
Susie: Well, I'll tell you the story. It like this...
Polly: Hey, Susie. Were 1 you invited to Bruno's big birthday party?
Susie: Twice, in fact.
Polly: I don't get 2 it.
Susie: Well, I'll tell you the story. It starts 3 like this...
Susie: Twice, in fact.
Polly: I don't get 2 it.
Susie: Well, I'll tell you the story. It starts 3 like this...
1 Were: Because Polly is only asking an ordinary question, we use 'were' as the proper auxiliary. This is the best choice here.
1 Get: 'Get' cannot be used as an auxiliary in interrogative constructions such as this one. However, we could say: 'Did you get invited', though this is a very familiar construction.
1 Have: 'Have' is not the correct auxiliary in this case.
2 get: 'I don't get it' is a familiar but common idiom, meaning, 'I don't understand what you're talking about'. This is the best choice here.
2 have: 'I don't have it' is grammatically correct, but it does not make sense in this context.
2 hear: 'I don't hear it' is grammatically correct, but it does not make sense in this context.
3 starts: 'It starts like this' is an idiomatic way of beginning a story, similar to, 'This is how it happened'. This is the best choice here.
3 gets: 'It gets like this' does not make sense.
3 has: 'It has like this' does not make sense.
Übung 3
Below are several sentences which use the verb to get in different ways.
Choose all of the sentences which use the verb 'to get' correctly .
Be careful! There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose all of the sentences which use the verb 'to get' correctly .
Be careful! There may be more than one correct answer!
Below are several sentences which use the verb to get in different ways.
Choose all of the sentences which use the verb 'to get' correctly .
Be careful! There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose all of the sentences which use the verb 'to get' correctly .
Be careful! There may be more than one correct answer!
This is not a correct use of the verb 'to get'. We could say, however: 'Do you know when he will finally get out of there?'. This sentence may refer to someone who is in prison, and 'get out of' is synonymous with 'be released' or simply 'to leave'.
This is a correct use of the verb 'to get'. 'Gets' here is synonymous with 'to understand'.
This is not a correct use of the verb 'to get'. We could say, however: 'I'd like to get my hair cut'. 'To get / have something done' is used like the passive construction 'something is/was done'. Example: I got my boss killed / Someone killed my boss.
This is a correct use of the verb 'to get'. 'Get' here is synonymous with 'obtain', 'buy' or 'procure'. This is one of the most common uses of 'to get'.
This is a correct use of the verb 'to get'. In this sentence, 'get there' is synonymous with 'to arrive'.
Übung 4
Below are several sentences using the verb to get in different ways.
Choose all of the sentences which correctly use the verb 'to get'. Be careful! There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose all of the sentences which correctly use the verb 'to get'. Be careful! There may be more than one correct answer!
Below are several sentences using the verb to get in different ways.
Choose all of the sentences which correctly use the verb 'to get'. Be careful! There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose all of the sentences which correctly use the verb 'to get'. Be careful! There may be more than one correct answer!
This is a correct use of the verb 'to get'. 'Get out of my way' is an informal and slightly rude way of asking someone to 'move'. It can be used in imperative constructions such as this one.
This is a correct use of the verb 'to get'. 'To get' is being used in the sense of 'to obtain' in this construction, and is being used in the imperative sense.
This is not a correct use of the verb 'to get'. We could say, however: 'Get started'. Certain imperative constructions do begin with 'get to' such as 'get to work' or 'get to bed', but in this case the construction 'get to start' is grammatically incorrect.
This is a correct use of the verb 'to get'. 'Get up' here is synonymous with 'wake up' or 'get out of bed'.
Übung 5
Polly: Hey, Bob, I'm going to the store for some coffee and tea. Can I you anything?
Bob: Yeah. I would love a box of those chocolate covered espresso beans, if they any.
Bob: Yeah. I would love a box of those chocolate covered espresso beans, if they any.
Polly: Hey, Bob, I'm going to the store for some coffee and tea. Can I get 1 you anything?
Bob: Yeah. I would love a box of those chocolate covered espresso beans, if they have 2 any.
Bob: Yeah. I would love a box of those chocolate covered espresso beans, if they have 2 any.
1 get: 'Get' is the best choice here. It expresses Polly's offer to 'procure', 'buy' or 'obtain' something for Bob.
1 have: 'Can I have you anything?' is grammatically incorrect.
1 do: 'Can I do you anything?' does not make sense. However, we could say: 'Can I do anything for you?'.
2 have: Because Bob is asking if the store 'sells' chocolate covered espresso beans, we must use 'have' here.
2 get: 'Get' does not make sense here. Bob is asking about possession, and 'get' cannot express possession in this case.
2 do: 'Do' does not make sense here. Bob is asking about possession, and 'do' cannot express possession.
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