English–German

“get to” in German

German

Alsogelangen

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çən/

Example

Ich erreiche den Bahnhof.

I get to the station.

Illustration for erreichen (get to)

How to say “get to” in German

“Get to” in German is erreichen.

A path spans the distance from a starting point to an intended place, goal, person, or finished result.

Full entry for erreichen: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with erreichen

Ich habe das Ziel erreicht.

I reached the goal.

Tips for using erreichen

  • Erreichen takes a direct accusative object, as in den Bahnhof, ein Ziel, or jemanden, without a preposition before the object.

Other German words for “get to”

Nach langem Suchen gelangten sie endlich zur Hütte.

After a long search, they finally got to the hut.

“get to” in other languages