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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

raten.

to advise; to recommend

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʁaːtn̩//ˈʁaːtən/[ˈɣɑːʔn̩]

  1. to advise; to recommend

    class-7 · intransitive · strong
    jemandem etwas zu tun raten
    Ich rate dir dazu, die Chance zu ergreifen.

  2. to guess

    class-7 · strong · transitive
    Das rätst du nie.
    Lass mich raten!
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rāten, from Old High German rātan, from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną. Cognate with Low German raden, Dutch raden, English rede, read, Danish råde.

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