treffen
to meet, hit
- Past (Präteritum)
- traf
- Past participle
- getroffen (haben)
*du triffst, er trifft*, imperative *triff!* *treffen + Akk*: *einen Freund / eine Entscheidung treffen*. Reflexive *sich treffen* = meet each other. *Es trifft sich gut, dass...*
Conjugation
Present
- trifft
- present, singular, third-person
- treffe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- treffen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- triffst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- trefft
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
Past
- traf
- first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person
- trafen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- trafst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- traft
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- träfe
- past, subjunctive
- treffe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- treffen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- treffest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- treffet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- träfen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- träfest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- träfst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- träfet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- träft
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe getroffen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben getroffen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest getroffen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet getroffen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte getroffen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten getroffen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest getroffen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet getroffen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde treffen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden treffen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest treffen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet treffen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde treffen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden treffen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest treffen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet treffen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde getroffen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden getroffen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest getroffen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet getroffen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- triff
- imperative, second-person, singular
- trefft
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- getroffen
- participle, past
- treffend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- treffen
- infinitive
Other
- habe getroffen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben getroffen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast getroffen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt getroffen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat getroffen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte getroffen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten getroffen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest getroffen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet getroffen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- treffen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde treffen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden treffen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst treffen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet treffen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird treffen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- getroffen haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde getroffen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden getroffen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst getroffen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet getroffen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird getroffen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Treffen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
Prefixed forms (5)
- antreffen (separable)
to find (someone present)
Ich traf ihn zu Hause an. — I found him at home.
- eintreffen (separable)
to arrive
Der Zug traf pünktlich ein. — The train arrived on time.
- zutreffen (separable)
to apply / be true (*auf* + Akk)
Das trifft auf mich zu. — That applies to me.
- betreffen (inseparable)
to concern
Das betrifft uns alle. — That concerns us all.
- übertreffen (inseparable)
to surpass
Das übertraf alle Erwartungen. — That surpassed all expectations.