bekommen.
to receive; to get
Meaning & usage
to receive; to get
Wenn du Männchen machst, bekommst du von mir ein Leckerli.
Hunger bekommen
to catch
den Schnupfen bekommen
to agree with, to sit well with [with dative ‘someone’] (of food or drink)
Bekommt's?
Die Pizza ist mir nicht bekommen. Jetzt habe ich Bauchweh.
to get (with the past participle form of a verb), forms the so-called dative passive
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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