raten
A2to guess, advise
- English meaning
- to guess, advise
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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
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- riet
- Perfect
- hat geraten
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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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