Polyglot Dictionary

bejahen

/bəˈjaːən/

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

Forms

present
bejaht
past
bejahte
perfect
hat bejaht

Meaning

  1. to answer in the affirmative

    • Er bejahte die Frage.

      He answered the question in the affirmative.

    • Sie bejahte die Frage mit einem Nicken. Dann lächelte sie.

      She answered the question in the affirmative with a nod. Then she smiled.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does bejahen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ die Frage.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bejahen?

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