betreffen

See also: Betreffen

Dutch

Etymology

From be- + treffen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtrɛfə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧tref‧fen
  • Rhymes: -ɛfən

Verb

betreffen

  1. (transitive) to concern, to affect

Inflection

Conjugation of betreffen (strong class 3b, prefixed)
infinitive betreffen
past singular betrof
past participle betroffen
infinitive betreffen
gerund betreffen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular betrefbetrof
2nd person sing. (jij) betreftbetrof
2nd person sing. (u) betreftbetrof
2nd person sing. (gij) betreftbetroft
3rd person singular betreftbetrof
plural betreffenbetroffen
subjunctive sing.1 betreffebetroffe
subjunctive plur.1 betreffenbetroffen
imperative sing. betref
imperative plur.1 betreft
participles betreffendbetroffen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From be- + treffen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈtʁɛfɱ̩], [bəˈtʁɛfən]
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧tref‧fen
  • Rhymes: -ɛfn̩

Verb

betreffen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present betrifft, past tense betraf, past participle betroffen, past subjunctive beträfe, auxiliary haben)

  1. to concern, to have to do with or affect a business of
    Synonyms: angehen, belangen, beregen
    Was die Regierung betrifft, so leistet sie schlechte Arbeit.
    As for the government, they are doing a poor job.
  2. (dated) to encounter
    Synonyms: antreffen, stellen

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • betreffen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • betreffen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • betreffen” in Duden online
  • betreffen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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