
befragen is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
befragen
question / survey
/bəˈfʁaːɡn̩/Conjugation
Principal parts
befragen, befragte, hat befragt
Practice "befragen"
Examples — befragen in a sentence
Die Polizei befragt die Zeugen.
The police question the witnesses.
Wir haben hundert Leute befragt.
We surveyed a hundred people.
How to remember it
"be-" + fragen → question thoroughly: survey, interview.
Word family
fragen family · 10 related words
- anfragen inquire / request
- befragen question / survey Shifted meaning
- nachfragen ask / check
- zurückfragen Coming soon to ask back
- die Frage question
- die Anfrage inquiry
- die Nachfrage demand / follow-up question Shifted meaning
- die Befragung survey / questioning