bieten
Dutch
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -itən
Noun
editbieten
German
editAlternative forms
edit- biethen (superseded spelling)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German bieten, from Old High German biotan, from Proto-West Germanic *beudan, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“be awake, aware”).
Compare Low German beden, Dutch bieden, English bid, bede, Danish byde, Swedish bjuda.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editbieten (class 2 strong, third-person singular present bietet, past tense bot, past participle geboten, past subjunctive böte, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to offer; to present
- (transitive or intransitive) to bid; to offer to pay a certain price
- (reflexive, of an opportunity) to arise; to occur
Conjugation
editinfinitive | bieten | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | bietend | ||||
past participle | geboten | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich biete | wir bieten | i | ich biete | wir bieten |
du bietest | ihr bietet | du bietest | ihr bietet | ||
er bietet | sie bieten | er biete | sie bieten | ||
preterite | ich bot | wir boten | ii | ich böte1 | wir böten1 |
du botest du botst |
ihr botet | du bötest1 | ihr bötet1 | ||
er bot | sie boten | er böte1 | sie böten1 | ||
imperative | biet (du) biete (du) |
bietet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
- In early modern German, the 2nd and 3rd persons singular present and the imperative singular were alternatively du beutst, er beut, beut!
Derived terms
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editLow German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German bîten, from Old Saxon bītan.
Compare Dutch bijten, West Frisian bite, German beißen, English bite, Danish bide, Swedish bita.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbieten (third-person singular simple present bitt, past tense beet, past participle beten, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to bite
Conjugation
editinfinitive | bieten | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | biet | beet |
2nd person singular | bittst | beetst |
3rd person singular | bitt | beet |
plural | biet | beten |
imperative | present | — |
singular | biet | |
plural | biet | |
participle | present | past |
bieten | beten | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
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