bedeuten

to mean / to signify

Past (Präteritum)

bedeutete

Past participle

bedeutet (haben)

A regular weak verb. Often used to express consequences or definitions of abstract concepts, as in the context of what a choice signifies for the future. It is not separable as the prefix 'be-' is an inseparable verbal prefix indicating a transitive sense or transformation of the object's meaning/importance status in context. Even though it starts with 'be', it is treated as a stem-based verb throughout conjugation. It is frequently used with the dative case to express importance (e.g. Das bedeutet mir viel). There are no common separable prefixes for 'bedeuten' itself in the standard sense of 'bedeuten', as the 'be-' is inherently inseparable. Therefore, no common separable compounds exist for this specific base verb base in the sense of adding or detaching particles. The verb has no compounds in the sense requested here as 'bedeuten' is already a prefixed form (be- + deuten). Compounds like 'hindeuten' or 'verdeuten' do not exist in the same way as common usage. The user's rule for compounds requested base verb compounds; since 'bedeuten' is the dictionary entry form, no secondary compounds are provided to maintain lexical purity according to the constraint 'only compounds you are confident exist'. For the purpose of this catalog entry, we omit sub-compounds because 'bedeuten' acts as a primary lexical unit derived from 'deuten'. If we must provide one common relative, 'deuten' itself is the root, but the rule asks for compounds of 'bedeuten'. Since none exist that preserve 'bedeuten' as a suffix (e.g. 'verbedeuten' is not a word), we return an empty array for compounds to satisfy the constraint of accuracy. The form is strictly weak, and does not exhibit irregular vowel changes. It is a very stable verb in all registers of German conversation and writing, and is very commonly used in the context of consequences. The past tense and participle are formed by simple suffixation of -ete and -et respectively, consistent with the root ending in dental stops -d/t and the 'be-' prefix structure. The use of 'haben' follows the general rule for transitive/stative verbs that do not involve motion or state-change (unlike 'gehen' or 'kommen').

Conjugation

Present

bedeutet

present, singular, third-person

bedeute

first-person, indicative, present, singular

bedeuten

first-person, indicative, plural, present

bedeutest

indicative, present, second-person, singular

Past

bedeutete

past

bedeuteten

first-person, indicative, plural, preterite

bedeutetest

indicative, preterite, second-person, singular

bedeutetet

indicative, plural, preterite, second-person

Subjunctive

bedeute

first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

bedeuten

first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

bedeutest

second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

bedeutet

plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

bedeutete

first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

bedeuteten

first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

bedeutetest

formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

bedeutetet

formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

habe bedeutet

first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive

haben bedeutet

first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive

habest bedeutet

multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive

habet bedeutet

multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive

hätte bedeutet

first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive

hätten bedeutet

first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive

hättest bedeutet

multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive

hättet bedeutet

multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive

werde bedeuten

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werden bedeuten

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdest bedeuten

future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdet bedeuten

future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

würde bedeuten

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würden bedeuten

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würdest bedeuten

future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würdet bedeuten

future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

werde bedeutet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werden bedeutet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdest bedeutet haben

future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdet bedeutet haben

future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

würde bedeutet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würden bedeutet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

Imperative

bedeut

imperative, second-person, singular

bedeute

imperative, second-person, singular

bedeutet

imperative, plural, second-person

Participle

bedeutet

participle, past

bedeutend

participle, present

Infinitive

bedeuten

infinitive

Other

habe bedeutet

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular

haben bedeutet

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural

hast bedeutet

indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular

habt bedeutet

indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person

hat bedeutet

indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person

hatte bedeutet

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular

hatten bedeutet

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural

hattest bedeutet

indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular

hattet bedeutet

indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person

bedeuten werden

future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction

werde bedeuten

first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular

werden bedeuten

first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural

wirst bedeuten

future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular

werdet bedeuten

future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person

wird bedeuten

future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person

bedeutet haben werden

future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction

werde bedeutet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular

werden bedeutet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural

wirst bedeutet haben

future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular

werdet bedeutet haben

future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person

wird bedeutet haben

future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person

Bedeuten

form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong

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