bekriegen

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈkʁiːɡən/ Inflections of etymology 1 always retain the long vowel ([bəˈkʁiːkt], [bəˈkʁiːçt]), whereas etymology 2 may be shortened before consonantal endings ([bəˈkʁɪçt], [bəˈkʁɪkt]), as is the case in the underlying verbs for “to make war” and “to get”. Hyphenation: be‧krie‧gen === Etymology 1 === From be- +‎ kriegen (“to make war”). ==== Verb ==== bekriegen (weak, third-person singular present bekriegt, past tense bekriegte, past participle bekriegt, auxiliary haben) (usually reflexive, sometimes transitive) to battle, fight, make war against ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Bekriegen Bekriegung === Etymology 2 === From be- +‎ kriegen (“to get”). ==== Verb ==== bekriegen (weak, third-person singular present bekriegt, past tense bekriegte, past participle bekriegt, auxiliary haben) (informal, reflexive) to compose oneself, become calm again Synonym: sich einkriegen ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === “bekriegen” in Duden online “bekriegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache