verb#2,544 by frequency
begreifen
/bəˈɡʁaɪ̯fən/
to grasp fully; to comprehend; to conceive, to fathom; to understand intellectually
- er/sie/es
- begreift
- past
- begriff
- past participle
- begriffen
Meanings
- 1
to grasp fully; to comprehend; to conceive, to fathom
Was genau begreifst du nicht?
What exactly don't you get?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom begriff nicht, worum es ging.
Tom didn't get the point.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to understand intellectually
- 3
to consider (to be); to see (as)
Begreift ihr nicht, was hier vor sich geht?
Don't you see what's happening here?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich begreife nicht, weshalb Sie uns nicht helfen wollen.
I can't see why you don't want to help us.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | begreife | begriff |
| du | begreifst | begriffst |
| er/sie/es | begreift | begriff |
| wir | begreifen | begriffen |
| ihr | begreift | begrifft |
| sie/Sie | begreifen | begriffen |