betreffen
A2#1,446Hear it
verb
- to concern, to have to do with or affect a business of
- to encounter
Forms
Present
| I | betreffe |
|---|---|
| you | betriffst |
| he, she, it | betrifft |
| we | betreffen |
| you (plural) | betrefft |
| they | betreffen |
Preterite
| I | betraf |
|---|---|
| you | betrafst |
| he, she, it | betraf |
| we | betrafen |
| you (plural) | betraft |
| they | betrafen |
Subjunctive I
| I | betreffe |
|---|---|
| you | betreffest |
| he, she, it | betreffe |
| we | betreffen |
| you (plural) | betreffet |
| they | betreffen |
Subjunctive II
| I | beträfe |
|---|---|
| you | beträfest / beträfst |
| he, she, it | beträfe |
| we | beträfen |
| you (plural) | beträfet / beträft |
| they | beträfen |
Imperative
| you | betriff |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | betrefft |
Other forms
| infinitive | betreffen |
|---|---|
| past participle | betroffen |
| present participle | betreffend |
Used in the library
- Rate mal, wen die neue Regel betrifft? Dich!Guess who the new rule affects? You!A2Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A2)
- Das betrifft auch deinen Vater: Er hat gelogen und seinen Sohn gedeckt.This concerns your father too: he lied and covered for his son.A2Der Tote im Bootshaus — The dead man in the boathouse (A2)
- „Das betrifft vor allem die Direktorin", sagt Wolf, „sie ist verantwortlich für das Geld.""That mainly concerns the director," says Wolf, "she's responsible for the money."A2Das gestohlene Bild — The stolen painting (A2)
Other ways to say it
- angehento concern, regard; to tackle (a problem); to start (a project); to enter into; to get to work
- antreffento come across; to meet
- belangento concern, to touch a matter; to prosecute, to take recourse to
- beregento stir up, to bring into motion; to concern, to fancy
- stellencausative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright; to pose, to lodge