begehen
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See also: Begehen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German begēn, begān, from Old High German bigēn, bigān, from Proto-West Germanic *bigān. Equivalent to be- + gehen. Cognates include Dutch begaan and English bego.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]begehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present begeht, past tense beging, past participle begangen, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to commit, perpetrate (a crime, an offense)
- Synonym: verüben
- Bald stellte sich heraus, dass Paul den Mord begangen hatte.
- It was soon discovered that Paul had committed the murder.
- (transitive) to walk, to walk on, to use
- ein viel begangener Weg ― a much-used path
- (transitive) to visit, to inspect
- Der Vermieter kündigte an, die Wohnung begehen zu wollen.
- The landlord announced that he wanted to inspect the apartment.
- (transitive, higher register) to celebrate
- Synonym: feiern
- ein Jubiläum begehen ― to celebrate an anniversary
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | begehen | ||||
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present participle | begehend | ||||
past participle | begangen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich begehe | wir begehen | i | ich begehe | wir begehen |
du begehst | ihr begeht | du begehest | ihr begehet | ||
er begeht | sie begehen | er begehe | sie begehen | ||
preterite | ich beging | wir begingen | ii | ich beginge1 | wir begingen1 |
du begingst | ihr begingt | du begingest1 du begingst1 |
ihr beginget1 ihr begingt1 | ||
er beging | sie begingen | er beginge1 | sie begingen1 | ||
imperative | begeh (du) begehe (du) |
begeht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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