Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #1500
Word (Wort)

rät

Translation (Übersetzung) advises, recommends, guesses
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ʁɛːt]
A2
Verbs
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
verb irregular recommendation advice strong verb guessing
Third person singular present tense of 'raten' (to advise/recommend/guess). Can mean both 'to give advice' and 'to guess' depending on context.

rät - German Verbs - rät Meaning - rät Translation - rät Verbs Examples

rät is a German Verbs

Learn rät meaning, translation, pronunciation, and usage examples. rät is classified as a Verb in German grammar.

rät Examples (Beispiele) in English

rät examples with English translations. See how to use rät in sentences. rät example sentences in English below.

Der Arzt rät mir, mehr Sport zu treiben.
The doctor advises me to do more sports.
Medical advice
Sie rät zu Geduld in dieser Situation.
She recommends patience in this situation.
Giving recommendations
Er rät das Wort richtig.
He guesses the word correctly.
Guessing game

rät Conjugations (Konjugationen)

rät conjugation (rät Konjugation) in all German tenses: Präsens (Present), Präteritum (Past), Perfekt (Perfect), Futur I & II, Konjunktiv I & II, and Imperativ (Imperative). Learn how to conjugate rät with our complete conjugation table below.

Present Tense (Präsens)

ich
rate
du
rätst
er/sie/es
rät
wir
raten
ihr
ratet
sie/Sie
raten

Simple Past (Präteritum)

ich
riet
du
rietst
er/sie/es
riet
wir
rieten
ihr
rietet
sie/Sie
rieten

Perfect Tense (Perfekt)

ich
habe geraten
du
hast geraten
er/sie/es
hat geraten
wir
haben geraten
ihr
habt geraten
sie/Sie
haben geraten

Future I (Futur I)

ich
werde raten
du
wirst raten
er/sie/es
wird raten
wir
werden raten
ihr
werdet raten
sie/Sie
werden raten

Future II (Futur II)

ich
werde geraten haben
du
wirst geraten haben
er/sie/es
wird geraten haben
wir
werden geraten haben
ihr
werdet geraten haben
sie/Sie
werden geraten haben

Imperative (Imperativ)

raten Sie

Subjunctive I (Konjunktiv I)

ich
rate
du
ratest
er/sie/es
rate
wir
raten
ihr
ratet
sie/Sie
raten

Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)

ich
riete
du
rietest
er/sie/es
riete
wir
rieten
ihr
rietet
sie/Sie
rieten

Pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt)

ich
hatte geraten
du
hattest geraten
er/sie/es
hatte geraten
wir
hatten geraten
ihr
hattet geraten
sie/Sie
hatten geraten

rät Word Family - rät Related Words - rät Family Members

rät Word Family (Wortfamilie)

rät word family includes related words, derivatives, and word forms. Learn rät family members with meanings, translations, and usage. Explore rät related words and expand your German vocabulary.

infinitive (Infinitiv)
raten
Meaning: to advise, to guess
Example: Ich möchte dir raten, vorsichtig zu sein.
Verb
past participle (Partizip II)
geraten
Meaning: advised, guessed
Tense: Perfekt
Example: Er hat mir gut geraten.
Verb
noun form (Substantivierung)
Rat
Meaning: advice, council
Example: Ich brauche deinen Rat.
Noun

rät Usage - rät Collocations - rät Idioms - rät Synonyms - rät Antonyms

rät Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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rät Collocations (Kollokationen)

rät collocations are common word combinations that native speakers use. Learn rät word combinations and how to use rät with other words naturally.

jemandem rät
advises someone
High frequency
zu etwas rät
recommends something
High frequency
von etwas rät
advises against something
Medium frequency
gut rät
gives good advice
Medium frequency
falsch rät
guesses wrong
Medium frequency

rät Idioms (Redewendungen)

rät idioms and expressions. Learn German idioms containing rät with meanings and explanations. Master rät expressions used in everyday German.

jemandem ins Gewissen reden
to give someone a serious talking-to
To strongly advise someone with moral arguments
auf etwas raten
to guess something
To make a guess about something

rät Synonyms (Synonyme)

rät synonyms - words with similar meanings. Find alternative words for rät and expand your German vocabulary. Learn rät similar words and their usage.

empfiehlt
Meaning: recommends
High similarity
berät
Meaning: advises, counsels
High similarity
schlägt vor
Meaning: suggests
Medium similarity
vermutet
Meaning: presumes, suspects
Medium similarity

rät Antonyms (Antonyme)

rät antonyms - opposite words. Learn words with opposite meanings to rät. Discover rät opposite words and expand your German vocabulary.

verbietet
Meaning: forbids
warnt
Meaning: warns
weiß
Meaning: knows

rät Semantically Related Words - rät Contextually Related Words - rät Thematically Related Words

rät Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

rät semantically related words - words that are conceptually or thematically related to rät. Explore rät related vocabulary and discover words in the same semantic field. Learn rät contextually related words to expand your German vocabulary.

beraten empfehlen vorschlagen vermuten tippen

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