The irregular verb 'raten' in German
Meaning of 'raten' in German
The verb 'raten' means:
to advise, to guess
Ich rate dir ruhig zu bleiben
I advise you to stay calm
Hast Du das Kreuzworträtsel ganz geraten?
Have you solved the crossword puzzle completely?
Grammar of 'raten'
'raten' is an irregular verb, its auxilary verb is haben.
| Verb | 3rd Person | Präteritum | Partizip II | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| raten | rät | riet | geraten | to advise |
Conjugation of 'raten'
Present simple (Präsens Indikativ)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich rate | I advise |
| du rätst | you advise |
| er rät | he advises |
| wir raten | we advise |
| ihr ratet | you advise |
| sie raten | they advise |
Ich rate im allgemeinen zu mehr Vorsicht
I recommend being more cautious in general
Perfect (Perfekt)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich habe geraten | I have advised |
| du hast geraten | you have advised |
| er hat geraten | he has advised |
| wir haben geraten | we have advised |
| ihr habet geraten | you have advised |
| sie haben geraten | they have advised |
Ich habe nur einen Teil geraten
I only guessed a part correctly
Simple past (Prateritüm)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich riet | I advised |
| du rietest | you advised |
| er riet | he advised |
| wir rietest | we advised |
| ihr rietet | you advised |
| sie rieten | they advised |
Der Lehrer riet den Schülern mehr zu studieren
The teacher advised the pupils to study more
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
| Conjugation |
|---|
| ich riete |
| du rietest |
| er riete |
| wir rieten |
| ihr rietet |
| sie rieten |
Ich würde Ihnen in diesem Fall zu mehr Vorsicht raten
I would advise you to be more careful in this case
Future I (Futur I)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich werde raten | I will advise |
| du wirst raten | you will advise |
| er wird raten sie wird raten es wird raten | he will advise she will advise it will advise |
| wir werden raten | we will advise |
| ihr werdet raten | you will advise |
| sie werden raten | they will advise |
Participle (Partizip)
| Partizip I | Partizip II |
|---|---|
| ratend (advising) | geraten (advised) |
Imperative (Imperativ)
| Person | Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd person singular | rat / rate | advise |
| 2nd person plural | ratet | advise |
| Polite form | raten Sie | advise |
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