begegnen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German begegenen, begagenen, from Old High German bigaganen, with prefix from Proto-West Germanic *gaginijan, from Proto-Germanic *gaginjaną; equivalent to be- + gegnen (“encounter”) + -en. Cognate with Dutch bejegenen.
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Verb
editbegegnen (weak, third-person singular present begegnet, past tense begegnete, past participle begegnet, auxiliary sein) (intransitive) [with dative ‘someone/something’]
- meet, to encounter, to come across [with dative ‘someone/something’]
- Ich bin dem Lehrer in der Pause begegnet. ― I encountered/met the teacher during the break.
- to face, to confront [with dative ‘someone/something’]
- Synonym: entgegentreten
- to counter, to respond to [with dative ‘fate,danger, etc.’]
- to handle [with dative ‘bad news, bad prospects, etc.’]
- Synonyms: entgegenwirken, reagieren
Conjugation
editinfinitive | begegnen | ||||
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present participle | begegnend | ||||
past participle | begegnet | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich begegne | wir begegnen | i | ich begegne | wir begegnen |
du begegnest | ihr begegnet | du begegnest | ihr begegnet | ||
er begegnet | sie begegnen | er begegne | sie begegnen | ||
preterite | ich begegnete | wir begegneten | ii | ich begegnete1 | wir begegneten1 |
du begegnetest | ihr begegnetet | du begegnetest1 | ihr begegnetet1 | ||
er begegnete | sie begegneten | er begegnete1 | sie begegneten1 | ||
imperative | begegne (du) | begegnet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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