mitbekommen
German, verb/ˈmɪtbəˌkɔmən/
mitbekommen is spelled M-I-T-B-E-K-O-M-M-E-N (11 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 5,929th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mitbekommen is a German verb meaning “to get or be given something when leaving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(ohne Gegenleistung) zur Mitnahme erhalten”.
What does mitbekommen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to get or be given something when leaving
- 2
to notice, learn, find out (become aware, become informed, come to know)
Ich habe davon nichts mitbekommen.
- 3
to understand
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (ohne Gegenleistung) zur Mitnahme erhalten 2. zur Kenntnis nehmen
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 mitbekommen
- bekommt mit present singular third-person
- bekam mit past
- bekäme mit past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 4 strong
- mitbekommend participle present
- mitzubekommen infinitive infinitive-zu
- bekomme mit first-person indicative present
- bekommen mit first-person indicative plural
- bekommst mit indicative present second-person
- bekommest mit second-person singular subjunctive
- bekommet mit plural second-person subjunctive
- bekamen mit first-person indicative plural
- bekämen mit first-person formal plural
- bekamst mit indicative preterite second-person
- bekamt mit indicative plural preterite
- bekämest mit formal rare second-person
- bekämst mit formal rare second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mitbekommen?
- Germany /ˈmɪtbəˌkɔmən/
- /ˈmɪtbeˌkɔmɛn/
- Austria [-b̥e-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mitbekommen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mitbekommen in German?
mitbekommen appears 12 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).