treffen
meet
The German word 'treffen' is used to express the act of meeting or encountering someone. It can be used in various contexts, such as 'Ich treffe meine Freunde' (I am meeting my friends), or 'Ich habe ihn zufällig getroffen' (I met him by chance). It is important to note that 'treffen' is also used to express hitting a target, such as in sports or games, but in the context of meeting people, it simply means to encounter or meet them.
Example sentences using: treffen
Wir treffen uns in der Bibliothek.
We meet at the library.
This sentence uses the verb 'treffen' (to meet) in the first person plural (wir) conjugation and implies a future or recurring action. The preposition 'in' (at) is employed with the dative noun 'der Bibliothek' (the library).
Ich habe meine Freunde getroffen.
I met my friends.
This is a simple past tense phrase where 'treffen' is in its past tense form, 'getroffen'. 'Habe' is the auxiliary verb used in perfect tense. 'Meine Freunde' (my friends) is the direct object of the sentence.
Sollten wir ihn treffen?
Should we meet him?
This sentence uses the verb 'treffen' (to meet) in an interrogative sentence structure with the modal verb 'sollten' (should). The word 'ihn' is a singular, masculine pronoun being used as the object of the sentence.