Polyglot Dictionary

befreunden

/bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndn̩/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
reflexive

Forms

present
befreundet sich
past
befreundete sich
perfect
hat sich befreundet

Meaning

  1. sich befreunden: to become friends, to make friends

    • Die beiden befreundeten sich im ersten Schuljahr.

      The two became friends in the first year of school.

    • Die beiden Nachbarn befreundeten sich schnell. Bald grillten sie jeden Sonntag zusammen.

      The two neighbours quickly became friends. Soon they were barbecuing together every Sunday.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does befreunden mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches befreunden?

See also

verbreflexive

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