Ich bin Richard begegnet

معنی: «I ran into Richard. / I bumped into Richard» — همان‌طور که در FRIENDS به کار رفته است.

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Monica unexpectedly runs into Richard after a long time 😳
Later, when she tells the others what happened, she says:

💬 Ich bin Richard begegnet.

🇬🇧 I ran into Richard. / I bumped into Richard.

🔍 jemandem begegnen

This means to run into someone or to meet someone by chance, usually when you didn’t plan to see them.

💬 Ich bin gestern meinem alten Lehrer begegnet.
🇬🇧 I ran into my old teacher yesterday.

💬 Wir sind uns zufällig in der Stadt begegnet.
🇬🇧 We ran into each other by chance in the city.

💬 Bist du ihm schon einmal begegnet?
🇬🇧 Have you ever run into him before?

✨ Important grammar point:

begegnen takes the dative case:

Ich begegne ihm.
👉 I run into him.

Ich bin Richard begegnet.
👉 I ran into Richard.

And if you want to emphasize that it happened by chance, this combination is very natural:

jemandem zufällig begegnen
👉 to run into someone by chance

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