Before you start
Meet meinen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 5 meanings
- to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
- to say; to utter; not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive
- to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
- to mean; to have in mind; to convey
- (now rare) to mean; to signify
Forms
How meinen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | meine | meinte |
| du | meinst | meintest |
| er/sie/es | meint | meinte |
| wir | meinen | meinten |
| ihr | meint | meintet |
| Sie | meinen | meinten |
Partizip II gemeint · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich meine, der Film ist gut.I think the film is good.giving an opinion
- 2Wir haben das nicht so gemeint.We didn’t mean it that way.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass sie es gut meint.She says that she means well.verb at the end after dass