Conjugation of the German verb raten
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb raten, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| raten | to guess | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich rate | I guess | |
| du rätst | you guess | |
| er rät | he guesses | |
| sie rät | she guesses | |
| wir raten | we guess | |
| ihr ratet | you guess | |
| sie raten | they guess | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich riet | I guessed | |
| du rietest | you guessed | |
| er riet | he guessed | |
| sie riet | she guessed | |
| wir rieten | we guessed | |
| ihr rietet | you guessed | |
| sie rieten | they guessed | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe geraten | I guessed | |
| du hast geraten | you guessed | |
| er hat geraten | he guessed | |
| es hat geraten | she guessed | |
| wir haben geraten | we guessed | |
| ihr habt geraten | you guessed | |
| sie haben geraten | they guessed | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte geraten | I had guessed | |
| du hattest geraten | you had guessed | |
| er hatte geraten | he had guessed | |
| es hatte geraten | she had guessed | |
| wir hatten geraten | we had guessed | |
| ihr hattet geraten | you had guessed | |
| sie hatten geraten | they had guessed | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde raten | I will guess | |
| du wirst raten | you will guess | |
| er wird raten | he will guess | |
| sie wird raten | she will guess | |
| wir werden raten | we will guess | |
| ihr werdet raten | you will guess | |
| sie werden raten | 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 geraten haben | I will have guessed | |
| du wirst geraten haben | you will have guessed | |
| er wird geraten haben | he will have guessed | |
| es wird geraten haben | she will have guessed | |
| wir werden geraten haben | we will have guessed | |
| ihr werdet geraten haben | you will have guessed | |
| sie werden geraten haben | they will have guessed | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde raten | I would guess | |
| du würdest raten | you would guess | |
| er würde raten | he would guess | |
| sie würde raten | she would guess | |
| wir würden raten | we would guess | |
| ihr würdet raten | you would guess | |
| sie würden raten | 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 geraten | I would have guessed | |
| du hättest geraten | you would have guessed | |
| er hätte geraten | he would have guessed | |
| es hätte geraten | she would have guessed | |
| wir hätten geraten | we would have guessed | |
| ihr hättet geraten | you would have guessed | |
| sie hätten geraten | they would have guessed | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich riete | I would guess | |
| du rietest | you would guess | |
| er riete | he would guess | |
| sie riete | she would guess | |
| wir rieten | we would guess | |
| ihr rietet | you would guess | |
| sie rieten | they would guess | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| rate | Guess | |
| raten wir | Let's guess | |
| ratet | Guess | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ratend | guessing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geraten | guessed | |
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