Gesellschaft bekommen

to receive company/visitors

Türkçe: misafir ağırlamak

Noun

Gesellschaft f.

Verb

bekommen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Die alte Dame bekam am Nachmittag unerwartet Gesellschaft.

How it is used

Means 'to receive company/visitors.' Neutral. Use when you're home alone and a neighbor unexpectedly drops by. Focuses on the arrival of another person, ending solitude.

Other verbs that go with Gesellschaft

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdm. Gesellschaft leistento keep someone company
• in (guter / schlechter) Gesellschaft seinto be in (good/bad) company
• in schlechte Gesellschaft geratento fall into bad company
• eine Gesellschaft gründen (Wirtschaft)to found a company

All collocations with Gesellschaft

Other collocations built on bekommen

• Ärger bekommento get into trouble
• Angst bekommento become afraid
• die / eine Anregung bekommento receive a suggestion/idea
• den / einen Befehl bekommento receive a command or order
• feuchte Augen bekommento get teary-eyed
• Besuch bekommen von+Dat.to receive a visit from someone
• die Einwilligung bekommento obtain permission or approval from someone
• eine Erkältung bekommento catch a cold