Questions & Answers about Wir geben den Trödel weiter.
Because the full verb is weitergeben, which is a separable verb.
- Infinitive: weitergeben = to pass on / to hand along
- In a normal present-tense main clause, the verb splits:
- geben goes to the usual verb position
- weiter goes to the end
So:
- Wir geben den Trödel weiter.
- literally: We give the clutter on
- natural English: We pass the clutter on.
This is very common in German with separable verbs:
- Ich stehe früh auf. = I get up early.
- Sie ruft mich an. = She calls me.
Yes. They are the same verb.
You will see it in two main forms:
- Infinitive / dictionary form: weitergeben
- Conjugated main clause: geben ... weiter
Examples:
- Wir wollen den Trödel weitergeben.
Here the infinitive stays together because it is at the end. - Wir geben den Trödel weiter.
Here it splits because the sentence is a main clause.
So if you look it up in a dictionary, search for weitergeben, not just weiter.