bekommen meaning and definition in german

Verb

Frequency:

class 4 strong, third-person singular simple present bekommt, past tense bekam, past participle bekommen, past subjunctive bekäme, auxiliary haben or sein

1. transitive, auxiliary: “haben” to receive; to get Hunger bekommen — “to get hungry, become hungry” (literally, “to get hunger”) ein Kind bekommen — “to have a child”
2. transitive, auxiliary: “haben” to catch den Schnupfen bekommen — “to catch a cold”
3. intransitive, with a dative case object, of food or drink, auxiliary: “sein” to agree with (someone); to sit well with (someone) Das Essen bekommt ihm nicht. — “The food does not agree with him.”