bitten
In English: to ask, to request (bitten um = to ask for); not to be confused with 'bitte' (please)
A1VERB
Study this word with flashcards in the Wortino app.
Verb forms
- Präteritum
- bat
- Partizip II
- gebeten
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
Quick quiz
___ Blatt?
Example sentences
Wir bitten um Hilfe.
We're asking for help.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FRBitten Sie jemand anderen!
Ask someone else.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRHat sie um etwas gebeten?
Did she ask for anything?
Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FREr hat mich darum gebeten.
He asked me to do it.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FREr bat um Bilder.
He asked for pictures.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
In the app: every example sentence, usage notes and the full case table.
Wortino teaches A1 words with flashcards, articles and example sentences; spaced repetition brings each word back just before you would forget it.