geraten
to end up in a state or place
- Past (Präteritum)
- geriet
- Past participle
- geraten (sein)
Strong verb with vowel change in past and participle, taking sein as it marks a change of state or position. It describes entering a situation or location, often unintentionally or passively, such as falling into disarray or being caught in a trap. It is frequently paired with prepositional phrases like in Not, ins Stocken, or unter Druck. Do not confuse with raten (to advise), which is also strong but takes haben.
Conjugation
Present
- gerät
- present, singular, third-person
- gerate
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- geraten
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- gerätst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- geratet
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
Past
- geriet
- past
- gerieten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- gerietest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- gerietst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- gerietet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- gerate
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- geraten
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- geratest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- geratet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- geriete
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- gerieten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- gerietest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- gerietet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sei geraten
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- seien geraten
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seist geraten
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest geraten
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiet geraten
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäre geraten
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wären geraten
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wärst geraten
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest geraten
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärt geraten
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret geraten
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde geraten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geraten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geraten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geraten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde geraten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden geraten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest geraten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet geraten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geraten sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geraten sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geraten sein
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- gerat
- imperative, second-person, singular
- gerate
- imperative, second-person, singular
- geratet
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geraten
- participle, past
- geratend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- geraten
- infinitive
Other
- bin geraten
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- sind geraten
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- bist geraten
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- seid geraten
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- ist geraten
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- war geraten
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- waren geraten
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- warst geraten
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- wart geraten
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- geraten werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geraten
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geraten
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geraten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geraten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geraten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geraten sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geraten sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geraten sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geraten sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geraten sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geraten sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gerathen
- alternative, obsolete
- geratener
- masculine, nominative, singular, strong
- am geratensten
- superlative
- geraten
- masculine, predicative, singular
- geratene
- feminine, nominative, singular, strong, without-article
- geratenes
- neuter, nominative, singular, strong, without-article
- geratenen
- genitive, masculine, singular, strong, without-article
- geratenem
- dative, masculine, singular, strong, without-article
- der geratene
- definite, includes-article, masculine, nominative, singular, weak