German words · B1 · verb

begegnen

to meet, come across

Partizip IIbegegnet
Verb typeregular
LevelCEFR B1

begegnen in a sentence

  • Ich begegne vielen Menschen

    I meet many people

How to conjugate begegnen

präsens
ich Ibegegne
du youbegegnest
er he / she / itbegegnet
wir webegegnen
ihr you (plural)begegnet
sie they / you (formal)begegnen
präteritum
ich Ibegegnete
du youbegegnetest
er he / she / itbegegnete
wir webegegneten
ihr you (plural)begegnetet
sie they / you (formal)begegneten

How to remember it

begegnen = 'meet' (prefix 'be-' + 'gegen' = 'against')

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