German word
begegnen in German sentences
begegnen means "to encounter" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Lara begegnet dem Nachbarn im Treppenhaus.
Lara meets the neighbour in the stairwell.
Wir begegnen dem Problem mit Ruhe.
We respond to the problem calmly.
Der Arzt begegnet dem Patienten freundlich.
The doctor treats the patient in a friendly way.
Im Park begegnet das Kind einem Hund.
In the park, the child meets a dog.
Nach der Reise begegnen sich die Freunde wieder.
After the trip, the friends meet again.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive begegnen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.