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bekommen.

to receive; to get

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/bəˈkɔmən/
  1. to receive; to get

    class-4 · strong · transitive
    Wenn du Männchen machst, bekommst du von mir ein Leckerli.
    Hunger bekommen
  2. to catch

    class-4 · strong · transitive
    den Schnupfen bekommen
  3. to agree with, to sit well with [with dative ‘someone’] (of food or drink)

    class-4 · intransitive · strong
    Bekommt's?
    Die Pizza ist mir nicht bekommen. Jetzt habe ich Bauchweh.
  4. to get (with the past participle form of a verb), forms the so-called dative passive

    auxiliary · class-4 · strong
    Das bekommt er ständig gesagt.
    Wir haben sie ins Krankenhaus gebracht, wo sie einen Gips angelegt bekommen hat.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German bekomen, from Old High German biqueman, bikweman, from Proto-West Germanic *bikweman, from Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną, equivalent to be- + kommen. Cognate to Dutch bekomen, English become.

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