besinnen conjugation

In English: to reflect, to recall (sich besinnen)

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Verb forms

Partizip II: besonnen
Präteritum: besann
Auxiliary: haben

Conjugation (Indikativ)

PRÄSENS ONLY

Präsens

ich besinne

du besinnst

er/sie/es besinnt

wir besinnen

ihr besinnt

sie/Sie besinnen

Perfekt, Plusquamperfekt and Futur II aren't shown for this word yet: what those tenses need (the auxiliary or a derived form) hasn't been verified for every sense of this verb. Präsens above is independently verified and always correct.

Example sentences

Du musst dich auf deine Stärken besinnen.

You need to focus on your strengths.

Tatoeba · raggione · CC BY 2.0 FR

Er hat sich eines Besseren besonnen.

He thought better of it.

Tatoeba · Espi · CC BY 2.0 FR

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