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"text": "ge- + Middle High German bëren (“to bear, carry”) → gebären (“to give birth”)",
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},
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"text": "ge- + prägen (“to stamp a coin”) → Gepräge (“the pattern on a coin”)",
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"type": "example"
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"text": "ge- + denken (“to think”) → gedacht (“thought”)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "ge- + retten (“to rescue, save”) → gerettet (“rescued, saved”)",
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"type": "example"
},
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"text": "ge- + Middle High German bëren (“to bear, carry”) → gebären (“to give birth”)",
"type": "example"
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