When to use 'angeboten' and when to use 'bot'?
When the following sentence (in English) is translated to German:
The man offered the actor the car.
It becomes:
Der Mann bot dem Schauspieler das Auto an.
"Offered" in German is "angeboten". Yet, in the previous sentence, it is "bot".
Why is this the case? When should "angeboten" be used, and when should "bot" be used?
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When the following sentence (in English) is translated to German:
The man offered the actor the car.
It becomes:
Der Mann bot dem Schauspieler das Auto an.
"Offered" in German is "angeboten". Yet, in the previous sentence, it is "bot".
Why is this the case? When should "angeboten" be used, and when should "bot" be used?
verbs
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I would like to add that angeboten is a "Partizip zwei" for anbeiten, You would start it with lowercase "a". The related noun would be "Angebot" (with uppercase "A")
– Khadim Ali
2 days ago
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it's not "bot". it's "bot an". that "an" is part of the verb.
– ths
2 days ago
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When the following sentence (in English) is translated to German:
The man offered the actor the car.
It becomes:
Der Mann bot dem Schauspieler das Auto an.
"Offered" in German is "angeboten". Yet, in the previous sentence, it is "bot".
Why is this the case? When should "angeboten" be used, and when should "bot" be used?
verbs
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When the following sentence (in English) is translated to German:
The man offered the actor the car.
It becomes:
Der Mann bot dem Schauspieler das Auto an.
"Offered" in German is "angeboten". Yet, in the previous sentence, it is "bot".
Why is this the case? When should "angeboten" be used, and when should "bot" be used?
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I would like to add that angeboten is a "Partizip zwei" for anbeiten, You would start it with lowercase "a". The related noun would be "Angebot" (with uppercase "A")
– Khadim Ali
2 days ago
10
it's not "bot". it's "bot an". that "an" is part of the verb.
– ths
2 days ago
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1
I would like to add that angeboten is a "Partizip zwei" for anbeiten, You would start it with lowercase "a". The related noun would be "Angebot" (with uppercase "A")
– Khadim Ali
2 days ago
10
it's not "bot". it's "bot an". that "an" is part of the verb.
– ths
2 days ago
1
1
I would like to add that angeboten is a "Partizip zwei" for anbeiten, You would start it with lowercase "a". The related noun would be "Angebot" (with uppercase "A")
– Khadim Ali
2 days ago
I would like to add that angeboten is a "Partizip zwei" for anbeiten, You would start it with lowercase "a". The related noun would be "Angebot" (with uppercase "A")
– Khadim Ali
2 days ago
10
10
it's not "bot". it's "bot an". that "an" is part of the verb.
– ths
2 days ago
it's not "bot". it's "bot an". that "an" is part of the verb.
– ths
2 days ago
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The verb is, in its infinitive form (the form you need to look it up in a dictionary):
to offer = anbieten
Like in
I want to offer you a drink.
Ich möchte dir ein Getränk anbieten.
The form for Perfekt, as you correctly found out, is:
angeboten
I did offer you a drink.
Ich habe dir ein Getränk angeboten.
But this verb is a separable verb. It has a prefix (an∙) that in many situations has to be detached from the main part of the verb and moved to the end of the sentence. This is the case in Präteritum, which is another form of past tense. Here we have:
bot an
I offered you a drink.
Ich bot dir ein Getränk an.
- For details see Separable verbs on Wikipedia
- There are also more than 200 Questions on German.Stackexchange dealing with separable verbs
answered 2 days ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
71.7k6104237
I did offer you a drink.Shouldn't that beI have offered you a drink?
– JAD
yesterday
2
@JAD German Perfekt and Präteritum don't correspond to English present perfect and past simple. (In meaning, that is.) That said, it should probably either beI have offered you a drinkorI offered you a drink.
– sgf
yesterday
A small addition from a native speaker: "bot" will seldom be used in informal conversation between younger people. It sounds a little too formal for everyday talk.
– Falco
yesterday
add a comment |
That "offered" means "angeboten" is only half of the truth.
"Offered" in English can be the perfect participle, or it can be past tense.
The perfect participle of "anbieten" (to offer) is "angeboten":
He has offered the car.
Er hat das Auto angeboten.
But the translation of "offered" when it means past tense is different and depends on number and person:
I offered
Ich bot an
You (familiar) offered
Du botest an
You (polite) offered
Sie boten an
He/She/It offered
Er/Sie/Es bot an
We offered
Wir boten an
You (guys) offered
Ihr botet an
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answered 2 days ago
RHaRHa
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Finally, They offered is identical to You (polite) offered.
– mkrieger1
yesterday
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Your example uses the simple past (Präteritum). You could rewrite it using the present perfect (Perfekt)
Der Mann hat dem Schauspieler das Auto angeboten
The Perfekt is used more often in speech and the Präteritum more often in writing
The verb anbieten is a separable verb
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The verb is, in its infinitive form (the form you need to look it up in a dictionary):
to offer = anbieten
Like in
I want to offer you a drink.
Ich möchte dir ein Getränk anbieten.
The form for Perfekt, as you correctly found out, is:
angeboten
I did offer you a drink.
Ich habe dir ein Getränk angeboten.
But this verb is a separable verb. It has a prefix (an∙) that in many situations has to be detached from the main part of the verb and moved to the end of the sentence. This is the case in Präteritum, which is another form of past tense. Here we have:
bot an
I offered you a drink.
Ich bot dir ein Getränk an.
- For details see Separable verbs on Wikipedia
- There are also more than 200 Questions on German.Stackexchange dealing with separable verbs
answered 2 days ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
71.7k6104237
I did offer you a drink.Shouldn't that beI have offered you a drink?
– JAD
yesterday
2
@JAD German Perfekt and Präteritum don't correspond to English present perfect and past simple. (In meaning, that is.) That said, it should probably either beI have offered you a drinkorI offered you a drink.
– sgf
yesterday
A small addition from a native speaker: "bot" will seldom be used in informal conversation between younger people. It sounds a little too formal for everyday talk.
– Falco
yesterday
add a comment |
The verb is, in its infinitive form (the form you need to look it up in a dictionary):
to offer = anbieten
Like in
I want to offer you a drink.
Ich möchte dir ein Getränk anbieten.
The form for Perfekt, as you correctly found out, is:
angeboten
I did offer you a drink.
Ich habe dir ein Getränk angeboten.
But this verb is a separable verb. It has a prefix (an∙) that in many situations has to be detached from the main part of the verb and moved to the end of the sentence. This is the case in Präteritum, which is another form of past tense. Here we have:
bot an
I offered you a drink.
Ich bot dir ein Getränk an.
- For details see Separable verbs on Wikipedia
- There are also more than 200 Questions on German.Stackexchange dealing with separable verbs
answered 2 days ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
71.7k6104237
I did offer you a drink.Shouldn't that beI have offered you a drink?
– JAD
yesterday
2
@JAD German Perfekt and Präteritum don't correspond to English present perfect and past simple. (In meaning, that is.) That said, it should probably either beI have offered you a drinkorI offered you a drink.
– sgf
yesterday
A small addition from a native speaker: "bot" will seldom be used in informal conversation between younger people. It sounds a little too formal for everyday talk.
– Falco
yesterday
add a comment |
The verb is, in its infinitive form (the form you need to look it up in a dictionary):
to offer = anbieten
Like in
I want to offer you a drink.
Ich möchte dir ein Getränk anbieten.
The form for Perfekt, as you correctly found out, is:
angeboten
I did offer you a drink.
Ich habe dir ein Getränk angeboten.
But this verb is a separable verb. It has a prefix (an∙) that in many situations has to be detached from the main part of the verb and moved to the end of the sentence. This is the case in Präteritum, which is another form of past tense. Here we have:
bot an
I offered you a drink.
Ich bot dir ein Getränk an.
- For details see Separable verbs on Wikipedia
- There are also more than 200 Questions on German.Stackexchange dealing with separable verbs
answered 2 days ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
71.7k6104237
The verb is, in its infinitive form (the form you need to look it up in a dictionary):
to offer = anbieten
Like in
I want to offer you a drink.
Ich möchte dir ein Getränk anbieten.
The form for Perfekt, as you correctly found out, is:
angeboten
I did offer you a drink.
Ich habe dir ein Getränk angeboten.
But this verb is a separable verb. It has a prefix (an∙) that in many situations has to be detached from the main part of the verb and moved to the end of the sentence. This is the case in Präteritum, which is another form of past tense. Here we have:
bot an
I offered you a drink.
Ich bot dir ein Getränk an.
- For details see Separable verbs on Wikipedia
- There are also more than 200 Questions on German.Stackexchange dealing with separable verbs
answered 2 days ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
71.7k6104237
edited 2 days ago
answered 2 days ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
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answered 2 days ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
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answered 2 days ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
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71.7k6104237
I did offer you a drink.Shouldn't that beI have offered you a drink?
– JAD
yesterday
2
@JAD German Perfekt and Präteritum don't correspond to English present perfect and past simple. (In meaning, that is.) That said, it should probably either beI have offered you a drinkorI offered you a drink.
– sgf
yesterday
A small addition from a native speaker: "bot" will seldom be used in informal conversation between younger people. It sounds a little too formal for everyday talk.
– Falco
yesterday
add a comment |
I did offer you a drink.Shouldn't that beI have offered you a drink?
– JAD
yesterday
2
@JAD German Perfekt and Präteritum don't correspond to English present perfect and past simple. (In meaning, that is.) That said, it should probably either beI have offered you a drinkorI offered you a drink.
– sgf
yesterday
A small addition from a native speaker: "bot" will seldom be used in informal conversation between younger people. It sounds a little too formal for everyday talk.
– Falco
yesterday
I did offer you a drink. Shouldn't that be I have offered you a drink?– JAD
yesterday
I did offer you a drink. Shouldn't that be I have offered you a drink?– JAD
yesterday
2
2
@JAD German Perfekt and Präteritum don't correspond to English present perfect and past simple. (In meaning, that is.) That said, it should probably either be
I have offered you a drink or I offered you a drink.– sgf
yesterday
@JAD German Perfekt and Präteritum don't correspond to English present perfect and past simple. (In meaning, that is.) That said, it should probably either be
I have offered you a drink or I offered you a drink.– sgf
yesterday
A small addition from a native speaker: "bot" will seldom be used in informal conversation between younger people. It sounds a little too formal for everyday talk.
– Falco
yesterday
A small addition from a native speaker: "bot" will seldom be used in informal conversation between younger people. It sounds a little too formal for everyday talk.
– Falco
yesterday
add a comment |
That "offered" means "angeboten" is only half of the truth.
"Offered" in English can be the perfect participle, or it can be past tense.
The perfect participle of "anbieten" (to offer) is "angeboten":
He has offered the car.
Er hat das Auto angeboten.
But the translation of "offered" when it means past tense is different and depends on number and person:
I offered
Ich bot an
You (familiar) offered
Du botest an
You (polite) offered
Sie boten an
He/She/It offered
Er/Sie/Es bot an
We offered
Wir boten an
You (guys) offered
Ihr botet an
edited yesterday
RJFalconer
1032
answered 2 days ago
RHaRHa
6,4851527
Finally, They offered is identical to You (polite) offered.
– mkrieger1
yesterday
add a comment |
That "offered" means "angeboten" is only half of the truth.
"Offered" in English can be the perfect participle, or it can be past tense.
The perfect participle of "anbieten" (to offer) is "angeboten":
He has offered the car.
Er hat das Auto angeboten.
But the translation of "offered" when it means past tense is different and depends on number and person:
I offered
Ich bot an
You (familiar) offered
Du botest an
You (polite) offered
Sie boten an
He/She/It offered
Er/Sie/Es bot an
We offered
Wir boten an
You (guys) offered
Ihr botet an
edited yesterday
RJFalconer
1032
answered 2 days ago
RHaRHa
6,4851527
Finally, They offered is identical to You (polite) offered.
– mkrieger1
yesterday
add a comment |
That "offered" means "angeboten" is only half of the truth.
"Offered" in English can be the perfect participle, or it can be past tense.
The perfect participle of "anbieten" (to offer) is "angeboten":
He has offered the car.
Er hat das Auto angeboten.
But the translation of "offered" when it means past tense is different and depends on number and person:
I offered
Ich bot an
You (familiar) offered
Du botest an
You (polite) offered
Sie boten an
He/She/It offered
Er/Sie/Es bot an
We offered
Wir boten an
You (guys) offered
Ihr botet an
edited yesterday
RJFalconer
1032
answered 2 days ago
RHaRHa
6,4851527
That "offered" means "angeboten" is only half of the truth.
"Offered" in English can be the perfect participle, or it can be past tense.
The perfect participle of "anbieten" (to offer) is "angeboten":
He has offered the car.
Er hat das Auto angeboten.
But the translation of "offered" when it means past tense is different and depends on number and person:
I offered
Ich bot an
You (familiar) offered
Du botest an
You (polite) offered
Sie boten an
He/She/It offered
Er/Sie/Es bot an
We offered
Wir boten an
You (guys) offered
Ihr botet an
edited yesterday
RJFalconer
1032
answered 2 days ago
RHaRHa
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RJFalconer
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edited yesterday
RJFalconer
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edited yesterday
RJFalconer
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1032
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RHaRHa
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RHaRHa
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RHaRHa
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Finally, They offered is identical to You (polite) offered.
– mkrieger1
yesterday
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Finally, They offered is identical to You (polite) offered.
– mkrieger1
yesterday
Finally, They offered is identical to You (polite) offered.
– mkrieger1
yesterday
Finally, They offered is identical to You (polite) offered.
– mkrieger1
yesterday
add a comment |
Your example uses the simple past (Präteritum). You could rewrite it using the present perfect (Perfekt)
Der Mann hat dem Schauspieler das Auto angeboten
The Perfekt is used more often in speech and the Präteritum more often in writing
The verb anbieten is a separable verb
edited yesterday
glglgl
1535
answered 2 days ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
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Your example uses the simple past (Präteritum). You could rewrite it using the present perfect (Perfekt)
Der Mann hat dem Schauspieler das Auto angeboten
The Perfekt is used more often in speech and the Präteritum more often in writing
The verb anbieten is a separable verb
edited yesterday
glglgl
1535
answered 2 days ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
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Your example uses the simple past (Präteritum). You could rewrite it using the present perfect (Perfekt)
Der Mann hat dem Schauspieler das Auto angeboten
The Perfekt is used more often in speech and the Präteritum more often in writing
The verb anbieten is a separable verb
edited yesterday
glglgl
1535
answered 2 days ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
2,414524
Your example uses the simple past (Präteritum). You could rewrite it using the present perfect (Perfekt)
Der Mann hat dem Schauspieler das Auto angeboten
The Perfekt is used more often in speech and the Präteritum more often in writing
The verb anbieten is a separable verb
edited yesterday
glglgl
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answered 2 days ago
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I would like to add that angeboten is a "Partizip zwei" for anbeiten, You would start it with lowercase "a". The related noun would be "Angebot" (with uppercase "A")
– Khadim Ali
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it's not "bot". it's "bot an". that "an" is part of the verb.
– ths
2 days ago