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begegnen

In English: to meet by chance, encounter (+dative)

A2VERB

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Verb forms

Präteritum
begegnete
Partizip II
begegnet
Perfekt auxiliary
sein

Full conjugation table: begegnen →

begegnen: haben or sein? →

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Example sentences

Bist du jemandem begegnet?

Did you run into anyone?

Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Seid ihr jemandem begegnet?

Did you run into anyone?

Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich begegnete einer älteren Dame.

I met an old woman.

Tatoeba · mrtaistoi · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich begegnete einem Freund von mir.

I came upon a friend of mine.

Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wir werden uns morgen begegnen.

We'll see each other tomorrow.

Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR

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