From Middle High German begegenen, begagenen, from Old High German bigaganen, with prefix from Proto-West Germanic *gaginijan, from Proto-Germanic *gaginjaną; equivalent to be- + gegnen (“encounter”) + -en. Cognate with Dutch bejegenen.
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begegnen (weak, third-person singular present begegnet, past tense begegnete, past participle begegnet, auxiliary sein) (intransitive)
infinitive | begegnen | ||||
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present participle | begegnend | ||||
past participle | begegnet | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich begegne | wir begegnen | i | ich begegne | wir begegnen |
du begegnest | ihr begegnet | du begegnest | ihr begegnet | ||
er begegnet | sie begegnen | er begegne | sie begegnen | ||
preterite | ich begegnete | wir begegneten | ii | ich begegnete1 | wir begegneten1 |
du begegnetest | ihr begegnetet | du begegnetest1 | ihr begegnetet1 | ||
er begegnete | sie begegneten | er begegnete1 | sie begegneten1 | ||
imperative | begegne (du) | begegnet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.