
angehen is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
angehen
concern / tackle
/ˈanˌɡeːən/Conjugation
Principal parts
angehen, ging an, hat angegangen
Practice "angehen"
Examples — angehen in a sentence
Das geht dich nichts an.
That's none of your business.
Wir müssen das Problem angehen.
We must tackle the problem.
How to remember it
"an" (on/at) + gehen → a matter that "goes at" you concerns you; or you go at (tackle) it.
Word family
gehen family · 12 related words
- abgehen Coming soon to leave; to come off Shifted meaning
- angehen concern / tackle Not predictable
- ausgehen go out / assume / run out Shifted meaning
- eingehen Coming soon to enter; to respond to; to arrive Shifted meaning
- mitgehen go along
- umgehen handle / go around Shifted meaning
- vergehen pass / elapse Not predictable
- zurückgehen go back