German word
empfangen in German sentences
empfangen means "to receive" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Lara empfängt den Gast an der Tür.
Lara receives the guest at the door.
Wir empfangen die Nachricht auf dem Handy.
We receive the message on the phone.
Der Arzt empfängt den Patienten im Zimmer.
The doctor receives the patient in the room.
Lara empfangt den Kunden freundlich.
Lara receives the customer in a friendly way.
Das Radio empfängt den Sender nur schlecht.
The radio receives the station only poorly.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive empfangen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.