Polyglot Dictionary

begehen

/bəˈɡeːən/

verb B2

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

Forms

present
begeht
past
beging
perfect
hat begangen

Meaning

  1. to commit (a crime or mistake)

    Built from be ((intensifying/transitive prefix)) + gehen (to go, to walk).

    • Er hat einen schweren Fehler begangen.

      He committed a serious mistake.

    • Er beging einen schweren Fehler. Später bereute er ihn sehr.

      He committed a serious mistake. Later he regretted it greatly.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • be (intensifying/transitive prefix)
  • gehen to go, to walk

Practice

1 What does begehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat einen schweren Fehler ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches begehen?

See also

verbirregularinseparablecompound

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