jemandem begegnen

bumped into someone

Typical usage

Native-style examples with “jemandem begegnen”.

  1. "Ich bin Richard begegnet."

  2. "Ich bin gestern meinem alten Lehrer begegnet."

  3. "Wir sind uns zufällig in der Stadt begegnet."

Quick answers

What does “jemandem begegnen” mean in English?

“jemandem begegnen” means “bumped into someone”.

How do you use “jemandem begegnen” in a sentence?

For example: „Ich bin Richard begegnet.“ or „Ich bin gestern meinem alten Lehrer begegnet.“

How do you say “bumped into someone” in German?

In German, “bumped into someone” is “jemandem begegnen”.

Which German words are related to “jemandem begegnen”?

Related words: jemanden erwischen, jemandem Vorwürfe machen, jemandem etwas verderben, jemanden für etwas bestrafen.

Related words

jemanden erwischen to catch someone jemandem Vorwürfe machen to blame jemandem etwas verderben to spoil something for someone jemanden für etwas bestrafen to punish someone for something jemanden etwas angehen That’s nobody’s business. Jemanden aus irgendwo kriegen Shout out jemandem etwas nichts ausmachen for something not to bother someone jemandem etwas verschaffen to get someone something

More German words

Mir schien seem to me sprach von oben herab to speak condescendingly geirrt to be mistaken ließ past tense of 'lassen' (to let, allow) beseitigen to remove, to eliminate Missstände grievances, abuses verbreitet widespread / common Vorgehen procedure, approach

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