Before you start
Meet bedeuten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (transitive) to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken
- (ditransitive, with an indefinite quantifier) to have meaning, to be important to some degree (to a person)
- (transitive) to signify, to represent, to denote (to have a certain meaning when translated, deciphered, etc.)
- (transitive, dated) to give someone something to understand, to signal, to motion (by gestures, facial expressions, words, etc.) [with dative]
Forms
How bedeuten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bedeute | bedeutete |
| du | bedeutest | bedeutetest |
| er/sie/es | bedeutet | bedeutete |
| wir | bedeuten | bedeuteten |
| ihr | bedeutet | bedeutetet |
| Sie | bedeuten | bedeuteten |
Partizip II bedeutet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Was bedeutet dieses Wort?What does this word mean?present-tense question
- 2Das hat für mich viel bedeutet.That has meant a lot to me.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß nicht, was dein Name bedeutet.I don't know what your name means.verb at end in clause