bekommen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German bekomen, from Old High German biqueman, from Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną, equivalent to be- + kommen. Cognate to Dutch bekomen, English become.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to receive; to get
- 2003, Franz Eugen Schlachter, Die Bibel (“Schlachter 2000”), Genfer Bibelgesellschaft, Numbers 34:14:
- Denn der Stamm der Kinder Rubens mit ihren Vaterhäusern, und der Stamm der Kinder Gads mit ihren Vaterhäusern haben ihren Teil empfangen, auch der halbe Stamm Manasse hat seinen Teil bekommen.
- Then the tribe of Reuben’s children with the houses of their father, and the tribe of Gad’s children with the houses of their father have obtained their part, also half the tribe of Manasseh got their part.
- Denn der Stamm der Kinder Rubens mit ihren Vaterhäusern, und der Stamm der Kinder Gads mit ihren Vaterhäusern haben ihren Teil empfangen, auch der halbe Stamm Manasse hat seinen Teil bekommen.
- Hunger bekommen ― to get hungry, become hungry (literally, “to get hunger”)
- ein Kind bekommen ― to have a child
- 2003, Franz Eugen Schlachter, Die Bibel (“Schlachter 2000”), Genfer Bibelgesellschaft, Numbers 34:14:
- (transitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to catch
- den Schnupfen bekommen ― to catch a cold
- (intransitive, with a dative case object, of food or drink, auxiliary: “sein”) to agree with (someone); to sit well with (someone)
- Das Essen bekommt ihm nicht.
- The food does not agree with him.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (receive, catch): kriegen
Derived terms
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “bekommen” in Duden online
Swedish
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) past participle of bekomma
Adjective
bekommen
Declension
Inflection of bekommen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | bekommen | — | — |
Neuter singular | bekommet | — | — |
Plural | bekomna | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | bekomne | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | bekomne | — | — |
All | bekomna | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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