treffen

/ˈtʁɛfn̩/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

du
triffst
er/sie/es
trifft
past
traf
perfect
hat getroffen

Meaning

  1. to meet

    The formal counterpart to the colloquial sich treffen mit pattern already seen in quedar on the Spanish side — worth comparing.

  2. to hit (a target)

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

rencontrer

rencontrer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to meet."

Practice

1 What does treffen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir ___ uns um acht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches treffen?

See also

verbirregularcore-vocabularytwo-meanings

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