biegen
/ˈbiːɡən/ verb B1- to bend something (to form something into a curve) · Diese Stange kann man leicht biegen. You can easily bend this pole.
- to bend; to be bent (to form oneself or be formed into a curve) · Die Bäume biegen sich im Wind. The trees are bending in the wind.
- to turn; to round a corner; to drive into a street; always requires some adverbial of location with it; otherwise use abbiegen · Er ist um die Ecke gebogen. He’s turned around the corner.· Er biegt auf die Hauptstraße. He turns into the main street.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- biegen
- Present (er)
- biegt
- Präteritum (er)
- bog
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gebogen
- Infinitive with zu
- zu biegen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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