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bekommen to receive; to get; to catch

bekommen is the #168 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to receive; to get; to catch” and is pronounced /bəˈkɔmən/.

#168frequency rank
0.04%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of bekommen

FormWhat it isMeaning
bekommthe/she · presenthe/she receives
bekampastreceived
bekommenpast participlereceived
bekämesubjunctive pastreceived
habenauxiliary verb
seinauxiliary verb
bekommeninfinitiveto receive
bekommend-ing formreceiving
bekommeI · presentI receive
bekommenwe · presentwe receive
bekommeI · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) I receive
bekommenwe · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) we receive
bekommstyou · presentyou receive
bekommtyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) receive
bekommestyou · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you receive
bekommetyou (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you (pl.) receive
bekommenthey · presentthey receive
bekommehe/she · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) he/she receive
bekommenthey · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) they receive
bekamI · pastI received
bekamenwe · pastwe received
bekämeI · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeI would receive
bekämenwe · subjunctive II (would / if) · politewe would receive
bekamstyou · pastyou received
bekamtyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) received
bekämestyou · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou would receive
bekämstyou · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou would receive
bekämetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou (pl.) would receive
bekämtyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou (pl.) would receive
bekamhe/she · pasthe/she received
bekamenthey · pastthey received
bekämehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · politehe/she would receive
bekämenthey · subjunctive II (would / if) · politethey would receive
bekommyou · commandreceive!
bekommeyou · commandreceive!
bekommtyou (pl.) · commandreceive! (to several)

#167 kind · #169 sowie

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