Before you start
Meet begegnen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How begegnen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | begegne | begegnete |
| du | begegnest | begegnetest |
| er/sie/es | begegnet | begegnete |
| wir | begegnen | begegneten |
| ihr | begegnet | begegnetet |
| Sie | begegnen | begegneten |
Partizip II begegnet · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich begegne ihm oft im Park.I often meet him in the park.present tense
- 2Wir sind gestern einem alten Freund begegnet.We ran into an old friend yesterday.Perfekt with sein
- 3Sie sagt, dass sie ihrem Nachbarn begegnet.She says that she meets her neighbor.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
begegnen + der Nachbar
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Nachbar in the dative.
- 3Say where you meet him.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I met him at the stationder Bahnhof yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was on holidayder Urlaub, she met an oldalt friendder Freund in towndie Stadt.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He is happyfroh because he often meets his friendsder Freund, die Freunde here.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau I met yesterdaygestern lives next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You can meet her at the cafédas Café after workdie Arbeit.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I hope to meet them at the marketder Markt tomorrowmorgen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Have you ever met him at schooldie Schule?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
begegnen + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use dass to introduce a subordinate clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use a dative pronoun for the people you meet.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you often meet new people? Answer in one German sentence using the target verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Say where you often meet people.