Conjugation of the German verb erraten
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb erraten, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| erraten | to guess | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich errate | I guess | |
| du errätst | you guess | |
| er errät | he guesses | |
| sie errät | she guesses | |
| wir erraten | we guess | |
| ihr erratet | you guess | |
| sie erraten | they guess | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich erriet | I guessed | |
| du errietest | you guessed | |
| er erriet | he guessed | |
| sie erriet | she guessed | |
| wir errieten | we guessed | |
| ihr errietet | you guessed | |
| sie errieten | they guessed | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe erraten | I guessed | |
| du hast erraten | you guessed | |
| er hat erraten | he guessed | |
| es hat erraten | she guessed | |
| wir haben erraten | we guessed | |
| ihr habt erraten | you guessed | |
| sie haben erraten | they guessed | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte erraten | I had guessed | |
| du hattest erraten | you had guessed | |
| er hatte erraten | he had guessed | |
| es hatte erraten | she had guessed | |
| wir hatten erraten | we had guessed | |
| ihr hattet erraten | you had guessed | |
| sie hatten erraten | they had guessed | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde erraten | I will guess | |
| du wirst erraten | you will guess | |
| er wird erraten | he will guess | |
| sie wird erraten | she will guess | |
| wir werden erraten | we will guess | |
| ihr werdet erraten | you will guess | |
| sie werden erraten | they will guess | |
| Future Perfect / Futur II The German Future Perfect or Futur II is constructed similarly to English, with the present tense of werden (will), the past participle of the verb and the auxiliary verb haben or sein at the end of the clause. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde erraten haben | I will have guessed | |
| du wirst erraten haben | you will have guessed | |
| er wird erraten haben | he will have guessed | |
| es wird erraten haben | she will have guessed | |
| wir werden erraten haben | we will have guessed | |
| ihr werdet erraten haben | you will have guessed | |
| sie werden erraten haben | they will have guessed | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde erraten | I would guess | |
| du würdest erraten | you would guess | |
| er würde erraten | he would guess | |
| sie würde erraten | she would guess | |
| wir würden erraten | we would guess | |
| ihr würdet erraten | you would guess | |
| sie würden erraten | they would guess | |
| Conditional Perfect / Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II The German Conditional Perfect or Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II is constructed with the Konjunktiv II tense of the auxiliary verb haben or sein and the past participle. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hätte erraten | I would have guessed | |
| du hättest erraten | you would have guessed | |
| er hätte erraten | he would have guessed | |
| es hätte erraten | she would have guessed | |
| wir hätten erraten | we would have guessed | |
| ihr hättet erraten | you would have guessed | |
| sie hätten erraten | they would have guessed | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich erriete | I would guess | |
| du errietest | you would guess | |
| er erriete | he would guess | |
| sie erriete | she would guess | |
| wir errieten | we would guess | |
| ihr errietet | you would guess | |
| sie errieten | they would guess | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| errate | Guess | |
| erraten wir | Let's guess | |
| erratet | Guess | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| erratend | guessing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| erraten | guessed | |
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