Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #1500
Word (Wort)

wäret

Translation (Übersetzung) you would be (plural/formal)
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ˈvɛːʁət]
B1
Verbs
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
verb irregular modal hypothetical Konjunktiv II
Konjunktiv II form of 'sein' (to be), used for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or indirect speech. Used with 'ihr' (you plural informal) or 'Sie' (you formal).

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wäret is a German Verbs

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wäret Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Wenn ihr pünktlich wäret, könnten wir früher losfahren.
If you were on time, we could leave earlier.
Hypothetical conditional
Wäret Sie so freundlich, das Fenster zu schließen?
Would you be so kind as to close the window?
Polite request
Sie sagten, sie wäret müde.
They said they were tired.
Indirect speech

wäret Conjugations (Konjugationen)

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

Imperative (Imperativ)

seien Sie

Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)

ich
wäre
du
wärest
er/sie/es
wäre
wir
wären
ihr
wäret
sie/Sie
wären

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wäret Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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

infinitive (Infinitiv)
sein
Meaning: to be
Example: Ich möchte glücklich sein.
Verb
present (Präsens)
seid
Meaning: are
Tense: Präsens
Example: Ihr seid meine Freunde.
Verb
past (Präteritum)
wart
Meaning: were
Tense: Präteritum
Example: Ihr wart gestern im Kino.
Verb

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wäret Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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wäret Collocations (Kollokationen)

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wäret ihr
if you were (plural informal)
High frequency
wäret Sie
if you were (formal)
High frequency
wäret da
if you were there
Medium frequency
wäret bereit
if you were ready
Medium frequency
wäret glücklich
if you were happy
Medium frequency

wäret Idioms (Redewendungen)

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

Wäret ihr doch hier!
If only you were here!
Expressing a wish or regret about someone's absence
Wäret ihr so nett?
Would you be so kind?
Polite request using Konjunktiv II for formality

wäret Synonyms (Synonyme)

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würdet sein
Meaning: would be
High similarity
seid
Meaning: are (imperative)
Medium similarity

wäret Antonyms (Antonyme)

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seid
Meaning: are (indicative)
wart
Meaning: were (past)

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wäret Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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

wären wäre wärest sein Konjunktiv

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