Verb

kriegen

Translation

to get, to receive, to catch (an illness)

Was kriegst du zum Geburtstag?

What are you getting for your birthday?

Ich habe eine Grippe gekriegt.

I've caught the flu.

Wir kriegen das Problem gelöst.

We'll get the problem solved.

((et4)) to get (sth.) I'm getting a present.

((et4)) ((from sb.)) to get (sth.) from (sb.) She's getting a letter from him.

Synonyms: bekommen, erhalten (more formal); Antonyms: geben, verlieren

Originally meant 'to acquire through fighting', related to 'Krieg' (war). Now it's a common, informal word for 'to get'.

Remember it as the informal version of 'bekommen'. Very common in spoken language.