Before you start
Meet anbieten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (ditransitive) to offer, to provide [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘something’]
- (transitive or ditransitive) to offer for sale or rent
- (reflexive) to lend oneself to, to be suitable for
- (reflexive, impersonal) to make sense
Build the meaning
an- + bieten
- an-
- toward someone; directed to them
- bieten
- to offer
You direct an offer toward someone.
So anbieten means to offer; to provide.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Separable verb: an·bieten
In a main clause the prefix an splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseDer Laden bietet heute Brot an.The shop is offering bread today.
Subordinate clauseIch bleibe, weil sie mir Kaffee anbietet.I’m staying because she’s offering me coffee.
Participle: angebotenzu-infinitive: anzubieten
Forms
How anbieten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | biete an | bot an |
| du | bietest an | botest an |
| er/sie/es | bietet an | bot an |
| wir | bieten an | boten an |
| ihr | bietet an | botet an |
| Sie | bieten an | boten an |
Partizip II angeboten · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich biete dir einen Tee an.I’m offering you a tea.offer someone something
- 2Sie hat mir ihre Hilfe angeboten.She offered me her help.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass sie mir Hilfe anbieten kann.I know that she can offer me help.verb at the end after dass