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treffen to meet; to encounter; to hit; to strike

treffen is the #224 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to meet; to encounter; to hit; to strike” and is pronounced /ˈtʁɛfən/.

#224frequency rank
0.03%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of treffen

FormWhat it isMeaning
triffthe/she · presenthe/she meets
trafpastmet
getroffenpast participlemet
träfesubjunctive pastmet
habenauxiliary verb
treffeninfinitiveto meet
treffend-ing formmeeting
treffeI · presentI meet
treffenwe · presentwe meet
treffeI · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) I meet
treffenwe · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) we meet
triffstyou · presentyou meet
trefftyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) meet
treffestyou · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you meet
treffetyou (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you (pl.) meet
treffenthey · presentthey meet
treffehe/she · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) he/she meet
treffenthey · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) they meet
trafI · pastI met
trafenwe · pastwe met
träfeI · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeI would meet
träfenwe · subjunctive II (would / if) · politewe would meet
trafstyou · pastyou met
traftyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) met
träfestyou · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou would meet
träfstyou · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou would meet
träfetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou (pl.) would meet
träftyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou (pl.) would meet
trafhe/she · pasthe/she met
trafenthey · pastthey met
träfehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · politehe/she would meet
träfenthey · subjunctive II (would / if) · politethey would meet
triffyou · commandmeet!
trefftyou (pl.) · commandmeet! (to several)

#223 früh · #225 möchten

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