bitten
A1to ask, request
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- to ask, request
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bitten in a sentence
Darf ich Sie um etwas bitten?
May I ask you for something?
Conjugation of bitten
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- bat
- Perfect
- hat gebeten
Where bitten comes from
von mittelhochdeutsch bitten zu althochdeutsch pittan; vergleiche gotisch 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽, altsächsisch biddian, angelsächsisch biddian, englisch: bid :von Plattdeutsch petten mit der Bedeutung treten, „einen antreten und ansprechen um etwas“
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How do you conjugate bitten?
Present tense: ich bitte, du bittest, er bittet, wir bitten, ihr bittet, sie bitten. Simple past: bat. Perfect: hat gebeten.
What does bitten mean in English?
bitten means "to ask, request". For example: "Darf ich Sie um etwas bitten?" — "May I ask you for something?"
What level is bitten in German?
bitten is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the asking questions vocabulary.
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