benehmen
German, verb
benehmen is spelled B-E-N-E-H-M-E-N (8 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written German, the 7,292nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Benehmen is a German verb meaning “to behave, to act, to conduct oneself (in a certain way - specifically in a good/appropriate way if not otherwise specified)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Benehmen is a different word: “behavior, demeanor, manners, conduct”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich verhalten, sich auf bestimmte Weise in der Umwelt zeigen”.
What does benehmen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to behave, to act, to conduct oneself (in a certain way - specifically in a good/appropriate way if not otherwise specified)
Manche Leute können sich einfach nicht benehmen.
- 2
archaicto take away (especially in an abstract sense)
noun
- 1
neuterbehavior, demeanor, manners, conduct
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich verhalten, sich auf bestimmte Weise in der Umwelt zeigen 2. sich mit jemandem verständigen 3. jemandem etwas nehmen
noun: 1. Gesamtheit der Umgangsformen, des Verhaltens, der menschlichen Handlungsweisen 2. Form der Mitwirkung bei einem Rechtsakt, weniger als Einigung oder Absprache 3. Kontakt aufnehmen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of benehmen
- benimmt present singular third-person
- benahm past
- benommen participle past
- benähme past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 4 strong
- benehmend participle present
- benehme first-person indicative present
- benimmst indicative present second-person
- benehmt indicative plural present
- benehmest second-person singular subjunctive
- benehmet plural second-person subjunctive
- benahmen first-person indicative plural
- benähmen first-person formal plural
- benahmst indicative preterite second-person
- benahmt indicative plural preterite
- benähmest formal rare second-person
- benähmst formal rare second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to benehmen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is benehmen in German?
benehmen appears 9.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).