German Verbs
    Verb

    begegnen

    to meet (by chance)

    Conjugation of begegnen

    English

    to meet (by chance)

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

    Perfekt

    ich bin begegnet

    Partizip II

    begegnet

    Auxiliary

    sein

    Vocabulary lists with begegnen

    begegnen appears in the following vocabulary collections:

    Goethe B1 Verbs

    Practice begegnen in games

    Example Sentences

    • Der Junge begegnet dem Mann.

      The boy meets the man.

      The subject comes first, and the verb is in position 2.

    • Du begegnest einer freundlichen Frau.

      You meet a friendly woman.

      Begegnen takes the dative: einer freundlichen Frau.

    • Wir begegnen den Kindern im Garten.

      We meet the children in the garden.

      Den Kindern is dative plural.