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Conjugation of begegnen in German

begegnento meet, to encounterregular View word in context

Präsenspresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

PersonConjugation
ichbegegne
dubegegnest
er/sie/esbegegnet
wirbegegnen
ihrbegegnet
sie/Siebegegnen

Präteritumsimple past

Completed actions in the past.

PersonConjugation
ichbegegnete
dubegegnetest
er/sie/esbegegnete
wirbegegneten
ihrbegegnetet
sie/Siebegegneten

Perfektpresent perfect

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

PersonConjugation
ichbin begegnet
dubist begegnet
er/sie/esist begegnet
wirsind begegnet
ihrseid begegnet
sie/Siesind begegnet

Common mistakes in the Perfekt

  • ichhabe begegnetbin begegnetWith 'begegnen', the perfect tense uses 'sein' as the auxiliary, not 'haben'.

Futur Ifuture

Actions that will happen.

PersonConjugation
ichwerde begegnen
duwirst begegnen
er/sie/eswird begegnen
wirwerden begegnen
ihrwerdet begegnen
sie/Siewerden begegnen

Common mistakes in the Futur I

  • ichwerde begegnewerde begegnenIn the future tense, use the infinitive 'begegnen' after 'werden', not a finite present form.

Konjunktiv IIsubjunctive II

Hypothetical situations and polite requests.

PersonConjugation
ichbegegnete
dubegegnetest
er/sie/esbegegnete
wirbegegneten
ihrbegegnetet
sie/Siebegegneten

Common mistakes in the Konjunktiv II

  • ichwürde begegnenbegegneteThis is possible in German, but the simple subjunctive II form 'begegnete' is the standard conjugated form often expected in tables.

Imperativ

Commands and requests.

PersonConjugation
dubegegne
wirbegegnen wir
ihrbegegnet
sie/Siebegegnen Sie

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begegnen — frequently asked questions

Is begegnen a regular verb?
Yes — begegnen is a regular German verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does begegnen mean?
begegnen is a German verb meaning "to meet, to encounter".