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to get back
To receive something back into one's possession that one previously owned, lent out, or gave away.
Ich hoffe, ich bekomme das Buch, das ich dir geliehen habe, bald wieder zurück.
I hope I get back the book I lent you soon.
'Zurückbekommen' (to get back) is a separable verb. The prefix 'zurück-' comes at the end in a main clause. In a subordinate clause, the verb stays together, and in the infinitive with 'zu', 'zu' goes in the middle.
Wann bekommst du dein Auto aus der Werkstatt zurück?
When are you getting your car back from the repair shop?
The verb consists of the prefix 'zurück-' (back) and the verb 'bekommen' (to get). The prefix 'zurück-' always means a movement or action in the opposite direction, so 'again' or 'back'.
Ich habe ihm gestern mein Werkzeug geliehen und es heute schon zurückbekommen.
I lent him my tools yesterday and already got them back today.
In the meaning 'Wechselgeld erhalten' (to receive change), the verb is often used with 'Wechselgeld' (change) or a specific amount of money as its object. The context is almost always a payment situation.
Entschuldigung, ich glaube, ich habe zu wenig Geld zurückbekommen.
Excuse me, I think I got too little money back.
The context makes the meaning clear. If it's about paying in a store, change is meant. If it's about a borrowed or lost object, it means getting it back into your possession.
Im Supermarkt fragst du: „Bekomme ich noch etwas zurück?“
In the supermarket, you ask: 'Do I get anything back?'
to get / receive
'bekommen' and 'zurückbekommen' both have to do with receiving something. The important difference is 'zurück' (back). 'bekommen' only says that something comes to someone or that someone receives something. 'zurückbekommen' means that you get back something you already had before or had given away. This can be a borrowed book, a repaired phone, or change. Learners may confuse the words because both have to do with receiving. Ask yourself: Was the thing already with me before? Then 'zurückbekommen' often fits.
Beim Einkaufen habe ich zwei Euro Wechselgeld zurückbekommen.
When I was shopping, I got two euros back in change.
Heute bekommen wir in der Werkstatt ein neues Werkzeug.
Today we are getting a new tool at the workshop.