verb#1,894 by frequency
raten
/ˈʁaːtn̩/
to advise; to recommend; to guess
- er/sie/es
- rät
- past
- riet
- past participle
- geraten
Meanings
- 1
to advise; to recommend
Er riet ihr, sofort zurückzukommen.
She was advised by him to come back at once.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich riete euch, das Angebot anzunehmen.
I'd advise you to accept the offer.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to guess
Nichts sagen! Lassen Sie mich raten!
Don't tell me. Let me guess.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ratet mal, was mir passiert ist!
Guess what happened to me.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | rate | riet |
| du | rätst | rietest |
| er/sie/es | rät | riet |
| wir | raten | rieten |
| ihr | ratet | rietet |
| sie/Sie | raten | rieten |