begehen
See also: Begehen
German
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /bəˈɡeːən/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eːən
Verb
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
Conjugation of begehen (class 7 strong, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | begehen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Composed forms of begehen (class 7 strong, auxiliary haben)