No. 289 in German
bekommen
"Bekommen" means "to get" or "to receive."
In a sentence
Ich bekomme morgen ein Paket.
I will get a package tomorrow.
Here, 'bekommen' is used to mean 'to receive.' It indicates an action of receiving something.
Du bekommst Besuch von deinen Freunden.
You are getting a visit from your friends.
In this usage, 'bekommen' describes the arrival or occurrence of something, in this case, a visit from friends.
Er bekommt die Chance, an dem Projekt teilzunehmen.
He is getting the chance to participate in the project.
Here, 'bekommen' signifies acquiring or being granted an opportunity or chance.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “bekommen” in actual German podcasts.
Find “bekommen” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).