Before you start
Meet anbieten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
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
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
anbieten + der Kaffee
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Offer der Kaffee to someone.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I offered it to him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she arrivedankommen, I offered her some teader Tee.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He offers them helpdie Hilfe because they are newneu here.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The cakeder Kuchen that you offered me was very goodgut.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We can offer our neighborsder Nachbar, die Nachbarn a roomdas Zimmer.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She calledanrufen to offer me a jobdie Stelle.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
What can I offer her for lunchdas Mittagessen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
anbieten + die Hilfe + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Offer die Hilfe to someone.
- 3Put the main clause after the subordinate clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What could you offer a friend who needs help?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence about what you could offer a friend.