Gesellschaft bekommen
to receive company/visitors
Türkçe: misafir ağırlamak
In a sentence
Which form of bekommen fills the gap?
Die alte Dame ____ am Nachmittag unerwartet Gesellschaft.
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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
All 28 collocations built on bekommen
More from Gesellschaft und Leben
- etw. / jdn. / sich in Szene setzento stage/present effectively
- Hilfe erbitten / erflehento formally or desperately request aid
- etw. zu Hilfe nehmento use something as an aid/tool
- (dem Gesetz) Geltung verschaffento enforce or give validity to a rule/law
- einen Brief einwerfento post a letter
All collocations in Gesellschaft und Leben
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