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begegnen

to meet (by chance)

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Example

Ich begegne ihr oft im Supermarkt.

I often run into her at the supermarket.

Yesterday and tomorrow

Gestern bin ich meiner Lehrerin begegnet.

Yesterday I ran into my teacher.

Du wirst ihr bestimmt begegnen.

You will surely run into her.

Forms

Präsens
ichbegegne
dubegegnest
er / sie/esbegegnet
wirbegegnen
ihrbegegnet
sie / Siebegegnen
Past and commands
Vergangenheit
ich bin begegnetPerfekt · the past you say
ich begegnetePräteritum · the past you read
begegne! · begegnet!Imperativ · telling someone (du · ihr)