German verb: begegnen (+ Dativ) (to meet / encounter)

A2 conjugation and example — from Dinglish chapter “Verben mit Dativ”.

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Meaning & usage

“begegnen (+ Dativ)” (to meet / encounter) appears in the A2 topic “Dative verbs”. Often with *sein* + *begegnet*; person is dative.

Example sentence

Gestern bin ich einer alten Bekannten begegnet.