befassen

/bəˈfasn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
reflexive

Forms

present
befasst sich
past
befasste sich
perfect
hat sich befasst

Meaning

  1. to deal with, to concern oneself

    • Ich befasse mich mit dem Thema.

      I'm dealing with the topic.

    • Der Ausschuss befasst sich mit dem neuen Gesetz. Es geht vor allem um die Kosten.

      The committee is dealing with the new law. It is mainly about the costs.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does befassen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches befassen?

verbreflexive

Last updated