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
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| trifft | he/she · present | he/she meets |
| traf | past | met |
| getroffen | past participle | met |
| träfe | subjunctive past | met |
| haben | auxiliary verb | |
| treffen | infinitive | to meet |
| treffend | -ing form | meeting |
| treffe | I · present | I meet |
| treffen | we · present | we meet |
| treffe | I · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) I meet |
| treffen | we · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) we meet |
| triffst | you · present | you meet |
| trefft | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) meet |
| treffest | you · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you meet |
| treffet | you (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you (pl.) meet |
| treffen | they · present | they meet |
| treffe | he/she · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) he/she meet |
| treffen | they · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) they meet |
| traf | I · past | I met |
| trafen | we · past | we met |
| träfe | I · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | I would meet |
| träfen | we · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | we would meet |
| trafst | you · past | you met |
| traft | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) met |
| träfest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you would meet |
| träfst | you · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you would meet |
| träfet | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you (pl.) would meet |
| träft | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you (pl.) would meet |
| traf | he/she · past | he/she met |
| trafen | they · past | they met |
| träfe | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | he/she would meet |
| träfen | they · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | they would meet |
| triff | you · command | meet! |
| trefft | you (pl.) · command | meet! (to several) |
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