Before you start
Meet treffen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 5 meanings
- (transitive, reflexive) to meet; to encounter
- (transitive, intransitive) to hit; to strike
- (transitive) to affect; to concern
- (intransitive or reflexive, colloquial, often with gut or schlecht) to hit the mark, to suit, to be convenient or fortunate
- (transitive, with certain abstract nouns) to cause the action implied by an abstract noun to take place, thus making the sentence passive or less direct; to effect the action
Forms
How treffen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | treffe | traf |
| du | triffst | trafst |
| er/sie/es | trifft | traf |
| wir | treffen | trafen |
| ihr | trefft | traft |
| Sie | treffen | trafen |
Partizip II getroffen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Ball trifft das Fenster.The ball hits the window.hit something
- 2Wir haben den Lehrer gestern getroffen.We met the teacher yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wenn ich ihn treffe, frage ich ihn.When I meet him, I’ll ask him.verb at the end after wenn
Verb family
Separable verbs built on treffen
Add a prefix to treffen and the meaning changes.