vermuten
German
editEtymology
editver- + muten, from Mut + -en.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editvermuten (weak, third-person singular present vermutet, past tense vermutete, past participle vermutet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to assume, suppose, presume, suspect, (US) guess
- Die Polizei vermutet, dass es einen Zusammenhang zwischen den beiden Verbrechen gibt.
- The police suspect that there is a connection between the two crimes.
- (transitive, a person, at a location) to suppose someone to be
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 125:
- Niemand konnte ihn hier vermuten, er hatte das Gefühl vollkommener Sicherheit, von keiner Seite drohte irgendwelche Gefahr.
- Nobody could suppose him to be here, he had the feeling of complete security, from no side did any danger threaten him.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | vermuten | ||||
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present participle | vermutend | ||||
past participle | vermutet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich vermute | wir vermuten | i | ich vermute | wir vermuten |
du vermutest | ihr vermutet | du vermutest | ihr vermutet | ||
er vermutet | sie vermuten | er vermute | sie vermuten | ||
preterite | ich vermutete | wir vermuteten | ii | ich vermutete1 | wir vermuteten1 |
du vermutetest | ihr vermutetet | du vermutetest1 | ihr vermutetet1 | ||
er vermutete | sie vermuteten | er vermutete1 | sie vermuteten1 | ||
imperative | vermut (du) vermute (du) |
vermutet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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