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Illustration of the A2 German word “bekannt”, which translates to “known / familiar”. A face on a poster is greeted by name by everyone who passes, each pointing "I know them!".
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bekannt

known / familiar

/bəˈkant/

Forms

Comparative Forms

Positive bekannt
Komparativ bekannter
Superlativ am bekanntesten

Examples — bekannt in a sentence

Der Sänger ist sehr bekannt.

The singer is very well known.

Das Gesicht kommt mir bekannt vor.

The face looks familiar to me.

How to remember it

past participle of bekennen (which itself comes from kennen) → known, familiar. Note kennen's own participle is gekannt.

Word family

kennen family · 11 related words

  • anerkennen recognize / acknowledge Shifted meaning
  • bekennen Coming soon to confess, to profess Not predictable
  • erkennen to recognize Shifted meaning
  • kennenlernen to get to know Shifted meaning
  • verkennen Coming soon to misjudge Not predictable
  • wiedererkennen recognize again
  • die Kenntnis knowledge
  • bekannt known / familiar Shifted meaning
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bergen

/ˈbɛʁɡn̩/

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to rescue, hide

Principal parts

bergen, barg, hat geborgen

ich berge
du birgst
er/sie/es birgt
wir bergen
ihr bergt
sie/Sie bergen

Examples

Wir müssen das Schiff bergen.

We have to salvage the ship.

Der Schatz barg viele Geheimnisse.

The treasure held many secrets.

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/ˈbɛʁstn̩/

to burst

Principal parts

bersten, barst, ist geborsten

ich berste
du birstest
er/sie/es birst
wir bersten
ihr berstet
sie/Sie bersten

Examples

Der Reifen wird bersten.

The tire is going to burst.

Die Leitung barst unter dem Druck.

The pipe burst under the pressure.

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/bəˈʃliːsn̩/

decide

Principal parts

beschließen, beschloss, hat beschlossen

ich beschließe
du beschließt
er/sie/es beschließt
wir beschließen
ihr beschließt
sie/Sie beschließen

Examples

Wir beschließen, früher zu gehen.

We decide to leave earlier.

Das Parlament hat das Gesetz beschlossen.

Parliament passed the law.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Beschluss”, which translates to “decision”. A wax seal stamps a scroll with a glowing checkmark, a committee of quills nodding in approval.
der Beschluss

/bəˈʃlʊs/

decision

Examples

Der Beschluss ist endgültig.

The decision is final.

Wir fassen heute einen Beschluss.

We pass a resolution today.

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die Beschreibung

/bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ/

description

Examples

Die Beschreibung ist sehr genau.

The description is very precise.

Lies die Beschreibung des Produkts.

Read the description of the product.

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/bəˈʃpʁɛçn̩/

discuss

Principal parts

besprechen, besprach, hat besprochen

ich bespreche
du besprichst
er/sie/es bespricht
wir besprechen
ihr besprecht
sie/Sie besprechen

Examples

Wir besprechen das neue Projekt.

We discuss the new project.

Das haben wir schon besprochen.

We already discussed that.

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