GERMAN
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
GERMAN

  

bekommen

( prät bekam, perf hat/ist bekommen )
transitives Verb Conjugation (hat)
  Conjugation to get
[Zug, Bus, Krankheit]   Conjugation to catch
 ich bekomme noch 100 Euro von dir   you owe me 100 euros
 was bekommen Sie?   what would you like?
 was bekommen Sie dafür?   how much is it?
 es sind keine Karten mehr zu bekommen   there are no more tickets available oder to be had
 Prügel/eine Strafe bekommen   to be beaten/punished
 sie bekommt ein Kind   she's expecting (a baby)
 Besuch bekommen   to have visitors
 etw geschenkt/geliehen bekommen   to be given/lent sthg
 Angst/Hunger bekommen   to get frightened/hungry
 seine Stimme bekam einen zärtlichen Ton   his voice took on a gentle tone

  

bekommen

( prät bekam, perf hat/ist bekommen )
intransitives Verb Conjugation (ist)
 jm gut bekommen [Essen]   to agree with sb
 der Wein ist mir nicht bekommen   the wine disagreed with me

bekommen
The German verb bekommen meaning to get is a false friend easily confused with the English to become. So the phrase Was hast du zum Geburtstag geschenkt bekommen ? means What did you get for your birthday?
The English to become or to get in the sense of to change state is translated by werden . Es ist plötzlich dunkel geworden could be translated as It's become dark all of a sudden.


similar words

« Bonjour, comment allez-vous ? »