Ich bekomme eine schriftliche Bestätigung per E‑Mail.

I receive a written confirmation by e‑mail.

Breakdown of Ich bekomme eine schriftliche Bestätigung per E‑Mail.

• ich: I
• per: by
• die E‑Mail: the e‑mail
• die Bestätigung: the confirmation

Questions & Answers about Ich bekomme eine schriftliche Bestätigung per E‑Mail.

Why is it bekomme and not something like werde (as in “I will get”)? Is this present tense or future?

Bekomme is the present tense of bekommen (“to get / to receive”).

In German, the simple present is very often used where English uses the future:

• Ich bekomme eine schriftliche Bestätigung per E‑Mail.
  = I’ll get / I’m going to get a written confirmation by email.

You only have to use a future construction (ich werde … bekommen) if you really want to emphasize the future or make a prediction:

• Ich werde morgen eine schriftliche Bestätigung per E‑Mail bekommen.
  = I will (definitely / tomorrow) receive a written confirmation by email.

So your sentence in the present is perfectly normal and usually the most natural choice.

Does bekommen mean “to become” like in English?

No. This is a very common false friend.

• bekommen = to get, to receive

  • Ich bekomme eine E‑Mail. = I get / receive an email.

• to become in German is werden

  • Ich werde müde. = I’m becoming tired.

So Ich bekomme eine schriftliche Bestätigung = I get / receive a written confirmation, not I become a written confirmation.