verb#7,096 by frequency
zutrauen
[ˈt͡suːˌtʁaʊ̯ən]
to think [with dative ‘someone’] capable; to have confidence
- er/sie/es
- traut zu
- past
- traute zu
- past participle
- zugetraut
- separable
- zu | trauen
Meanings
- 1
to think [with dative ‘someone’] capable
Tom hätte dir das nicht zugetraut.
Tom didn't think that you would be able to do that.
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Tom wurde gefragt, ob er sich das zutraue.
Tom was asked if he thought he could do that.
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- 2
to have (a specified degree of) confidence
- 3
not to put it past [with dative ‘someone’] to dorare
- 4
synonym of vertrauen: to trustrare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | traue zu | traute zu |
| du | traust zu | trautest zu |
| er/sie/es | traut zu | traute zu |
| wir | trauen zu | trauten zu |
| ihr | traut zu | trautet zu |
| sie/Sie | trauen zu | trauten zu |