verb#237 by frequency

treffen

/ˈtʁɛfən/

to meet; to encounter; to hit; to strike

Meanings

1
to meet; to encounter
- Wie spät treffen wir uns?
  What time are we meeting?
  Tatoeba · Melang · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Vielleicht treffen wir uns dort.
  Maybe we'll meet there.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to hit; to strike
- Der Ball traf ihn am Bein.
  The ball hit him in the leg.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Sie hat mich getroffen, nicht ihn.
  She hit me, not him.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
3
to affect; to concern
4
to hit the mark, to suit, to be convenient or fortunate
5
to cause the action implied by an abstract noun to take place, thus making the sentence passive or less direct; to effect the actionrare