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betreffen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ treffen.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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betreffen

  1. (transitive) to concern, to affect

Conjugation

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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 betref betrof
2nd person sing. (jij) betreft, betref2 betrof
2nd person sing. (u) betreft betrof
2nd person sing. (gij) betreft betroft
3rd person singular betreft betrof
plural betreffen betroffen
subjunctive sing.1 betreffe betroffe
subjunctive plur.1 betreffen betroffen
imperative sing. betref
imperative plur.1 betreft
participles betreffend betroffen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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German

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ treffen.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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