kriegt

Kriegt is the third-person singular present indicative form of the German verb kriegen, meaning to get, obtain, or receive. It is also the informal second-person plural form (ihr kriegt). In formal writing, kriegen is often avoided in favor of bekomen? Actually, the standard verbs are bekommen, erhalten, or erwerben depending on context. The word is widely used in everyday speech across German-speaking regions.

Kriegen originates in Middle High German as krigen and is cognate with Dutch krij­gen. In modern German, kriegen remains common in colloquial speech; its register is informal and can sound rough in formal contexts. It takes a direct object: Ich kriege das Geld heute. It also forms phrasal verbs such as hinbekommen (to manage to do something): Er hat es hingekriegt.

Common phrases include: jemanden/etwas kriegen (to obtain someone/something) und etwas kriegen (to receive). The word appears in questions and exclamations like, Wie kommst du dazu, dass du das nicht kriegst? In past contexts, the past participle is gekriegt (Ich habe das Geld gekriegt).

Grammatical note: Present tense forms are: ich kriege, du kriegst, er/sie/es kriegt; wir kriegen; ihr kriegt; sie/Sie kriegen. The verb forms a regular pattern in the present and uses gekriegt as the past participle in perfect tenses.

In usage, kriegen covers a broad range from passive receiving to active obtaining; nuance depends on context. For more formal or written contexts, alternative verbs such as bekommen or erhalten are often preferred.