gegnen
German, verb/ˈɡeːɡnən/
gegnen is spelled G-E-G-N-E-N (6 letters). Gegnen is a German verb meaning “encounter, befall, come across” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “treffen, begegnen, widerfahren”.
What does gegnen mean in English?
verb
- 1
archaicencounter, befall, come across
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. treffen, begegnen, widerfahren
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 gegnen
- gegnet present singular third-person
- gegnete past
- gegegnet participle past
- sein auxiliary
- gegnend participle present
- gegne first-person indicative present
- gegnest indicative present second-person
- gegneten first-person indicative plural
- gegnetest indicative preterite second-person
- gegnetet indicative plural preterite
- bin gegegnet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- sind gegegnet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- sei gegegnet first-person multiword-construction perfect
- gegne! imperative singular
- gegnet! imperative plural
- gegegnet sein active infinitive perfect
- zu gegnen active extended infinitive
- gegegnet zu sein active extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gegnen?
- /ˈɡeːɡnən/
- [ˈɡeːɡnən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.