verb#222 by frequency
bekommen
/bəˈkɔmən/
to receive; to get; to catch; to agree with, to sit well with [with dative ‘someone’]
- er/sie/es
- bekommt
- past
- bekam
- past participle
- bekommen
Meanings
- 1
to receive; to get
Ich bekomme, was ich will.
I get what I want.
Tatoeba · DenO · CC BY 2.0 FR
Habt ihr was von ihm bekommen?
Did you get anything from him?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to catch
Hast du den ersten Zug bekommen?
Did you catch the first train?
Tatoeba · Miyako · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich muss den ersten Zug bekommen.
I must catch the first train.
Tatoeba · Espi · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
to agree with, to sit well with [with dative ‘someone’] — of food or drink
Dieses Essen bekommt mir nicht gut.
This food does not agree with me.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 4
to get (with the past participle form of a verb), forms the so-called dative passiverare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bekomme | bekam |
| du | bekommst | bekamst |
| er/sie/es | bekommt | bekam |
| wir | bekommen | bekamen |
| ihr | bekommt | bekamt |
| sie/Sie | bekommen | bekamen |