bekennen
In English: to confess, admit
A2VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- bekannte
- Partizip II
- bekannt
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
With a preposition
- bekennen zu + Dativ
Quick quiz
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Example sentences
Er bekannte sich schuldig.
He confessed his guilt.
Tatoeba · Manfredo · CC BY 2.0 FREr bekannte seine Schuld.
He confessed that he was guilty.
Tatoeba · Manfredo · CC BY 2.0 FRTom hat sich zur Tat bekannt.
Tom admitted to the act.
Tatoeba · felix63 · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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