bitten
to ask for, request
- Past (Präteritum)
- bat
- Past participle
- gebeten (haben)
*bitten + Akk (person) + um + Akk (thing)*: *Ich bitte dich um Hilfe.* Double *t* in present (*du bittest*). Polite: *Darf ich Sie um etwas bitten?* *Bitte!* Distinguish *bitten um* (request) vs *fragen nach* (ask about).
Conjugation
Present
- bittet
- present, singular, third-person
- bitte
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- bitten
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- bittest
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- bat
- first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person
- baten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- batest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- batst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- batet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- bäte
- past, subjunctive
- bitte
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- bitten
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- bittest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- bittet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- bäten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- bätest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- bätet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gebeten
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gebeten
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gebeten
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gebeten
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gebeten
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gebeten
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gebeten
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gebeten
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde bitten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden bitten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest bitten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet bitten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde bitten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden bitten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest bitten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet bitten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gebeten haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gebeten haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gebeten haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gebeten haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gebeten haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gebeten haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- bitt
- imperative, second-person, singular
- bitte
- imperative, second-person, singular
- bittet
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gebeten
- participle, past
- bittend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- bitten
- infinitive
Other
- habe gebeten
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gebeten
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gebeten
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gebeten
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gebeten
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gebeten
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gebeten
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gebeten
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gebeten
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- bitten werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde bitten
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden bitten
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst bitten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet bitten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird bitten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gebeten haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gebeten haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gebeten haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gebeten haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gebeten haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gebeten haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Bitten
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
Prefixed forms (4)
- anbieten (separable)
to offer
Darf ich dir Kaffee anbieten? — May I offer you coffee?
- erbitten (inseparable)
to request (formal)
Ich erbitte Ihre Zustimmung. — I request your approval.
- verbitten (inseparable)
to not tolerate
Ich verbitte mir diesen Ton! — I won't tolerate that tone!
- fürbitten (separable)
to intercede (religious)
Sie bittet für uns. — She intercedes for us.