Polyglot Dictionary

benehmen

/bəˈneːmən/

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
benimmt sich
past
benahm sich
perfect
hat sich benommen

Meaning

  1. to behave (sich benehmen)

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

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Spanish

gamberrear

Close — behaving relates to "acting like a hooligan."

Practice

1 What does benehmen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches benehmen?

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