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treffe

Treffe is a grammatical form in the German language. It is the first-person singular present tense form of the verb treffen, which means to meet or to encounter. The same spelling, treffe, can also appear as the Konjunktiv I form in reported speech, where ich treffe is used to convey what someone says or thinks.

The infinitive of the verb is treffen, and its conjugation in the present tense is: ich treffe,

In practice, treffe appears in sentences such as Ich treffe heute meinen Freund im Stadtzentrum, meaning I

Treffe is a standard part of the broader German verb treffen, which covers physical meetings, encounters, and,

See also: treffen, Konjunktiv I, German verb conjugation.

du
triffst,
er/sie/es
trifft,
wir
treffen,
ihr
trefft,
sie
treffen.
The
form
treffe
is
used
specifically
for
the
subject
ich.
The
past
participle
is
getroffen,
and
the
auxiliary
verb
used
with
it
is
haben,
as
in
ich
habe
getroffen.
am
meeting
my
friend
in
the
city
center
today.
It
is
also
used
in
expressions
that
describe
encounters
or
meetings,
as
in
Wir
treffen
uns
regelmäßig
zum
Austausch.
in
idiomatic
use,
meeting
targets
or
goals.
Related
forms
and
uses
extend
to
compound
tenses
and
subordinate
clauses,
where
treffen
governs
meaning
related
to
meeting
or
encountering
someone
or
something.