Before you start
Meet betragen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 7 meanings
- (transitive) to amount to, to be (a numerical value)
- (reflexive, dated) to behave
- (archaic) to supply, to make have something carried to or carry
- (obsolete, reflexive) to manage, to sustain, to maintain, to make do, to get by
- (obsolete, reflexive) to get along, to suffer, to harmonize
- (obsolete) to settle, to get to an agreement
Forms
How betragen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | betrage | betrug |
| du | beträgst | betrugst |
| er/sie/es | beträgt | betrug |
| wir | betragen | betrugen |
| ihr | betragt | betrugt |
| Sie | betragen | betrugen |
Partizip II betragen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Preis beträgt zehn Euro.The price is ten euros.present tense, main clause
- 2Die Rechnung hat hundert Euro betragen.The bill came to one hundred euros.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass die Strecke fünf Kilometer beträgt.I know that the distance is five kilometers.verb at the end after dass