raten

to guess, advise

English meaning: to guess, advise
CEFR level: A2 — Elementary
Vocabulary package: Opinions & Arguments
Dictionary: German words with R

raten in a sentence

Ich weiß nicht, welches Handy ich kaufen soll. Was raten Sie mir?
I don't know which mobile phone to buy. What do you advise me?

Conjugation of raten

ichrate

durätst

er/sie/esrät

wirraten

ihrratet

sie/Sieraten

Simple past (er/sie/es): riet
Perfect: hat geraten

Word family

Words built on raten:

heiraten verraten

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Words that go with raten

begründenjustify, give reasons diskutierendiscuss empfiehltrecommends hat empfohlenhas recommended ist dafürhas been for/against die Meinungopinion recht habento be right der Vorschlagsuggestion, proposal ankündigenannounce, inform die Aussagestatement die Begründungreason, justification das Beispielexample, instance

Questions about raten

How do you conjugate raten?

Present tense: rate, rätst, rät, raten, ratet, raten. Simple past: riet. Perfect: hat geraten.

What does raten mean in English?

raten means "to guess, advise". For example: "Ich weiß nicht, welches Handy ich kaufen soll. Was raten Sie mir?" — "I don't know which mobile phone to buy. What do you advise me?"

What level is raten in German?

raten is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the opinions & arguments vocabulary.

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