verraten

B1

to betray, reveal

English meaning
to betray, reveal
Vocabulary package
Trust & Honesty

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verraten in a sentence

Wer hat dir das Geheimnis verraten?

Who revealed the secret to you?

Conjugation of verraten

ichverrate
duverrätst
er/sie/esverrät
wirverraten
ihrverratet
sie/Sieverraten
Simple past (er/sie/es)
verriet
Perfect
hat verraten

Word family

verraten is built from raten (to guess, advise). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where verraten comes from

Etymologie: von mittelhochdeutsch verraten, althochdeutsch farratan „durch falschen Rat irreleiten“ :Wortbildung: Derivation (Ableitung) vom Verb raten mit dem Präfix ver-

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Questions about verraten

How do you conjugate verraten?

Present tense: verrate, verrätst, verrät, verraten, verratet, verraten. Simple past: verriet. Perfect: hat verraten.

What does verraten mean in English?

verraten means "to betray, reveal". For example: "Wer hat dir das Geheimnis verraten?" — "Who revealed the secret to you?"

What level is verraten in German?

verraten is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the trust & honesty vocabulary.

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