bekommen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bekomen, from Old High German biqueman, bikweman, from Proto-West Germanic *bikweman, from Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną, equivalent to be- +‎ kommen. Cognate to Dutch bekomen, English become. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈkɔmən/ Hyphenation: be‧kom‧men === Verb === bekommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present bekommt, past tense bekam, past participle bekommen, past subjunctive bekäme, auxiliary haben or sein) (transitive) to receive; to get [auxiliary haben] Synonym: kriegen Hunger bekommen ― to get hungry, become hungry (literally, “to get hunger”) ein Kind bekommen ― to have a child 2003, Franz Eugen Schlachter, Die Bibel (“Schlachter 2000”), Genfer Bibelgesellschaft, Numbers 34:14: (transitive) to catch [auxiliary haben] den Schnupfen bekommen ― to catch a cold (intransitive) to agree with, to sit well with [with dative ‘someone’] (of food or drink) [auxiliary sein] Bekommt's? ― Does it taste good? (auxiliary) to get (with the past participle form of a verb), forms the so-called dative passive [auxiliary haben] Das bekommt er ständig gesagt. ― He gets told that all the time. ==== Usage notes ==== While become is a cognate, it is a false friend as it means something drastically different. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === empfangen (verb) erhalten (verb) kriegen (verb) === Further reading === “bekommen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “bekommen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “bekommen” in Duden online “bekommen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Swedish == === Participle === bekommen past participle of bekomma === Adjective === bekommen received, acquired ==== Declension ====