Before you start
Meet trauen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- to trust [with dative ‘someone’]
- (transitive) to marry (to officiate a marriage ceremony)
- to dare, to be brave enough [with zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
- to dare to go, to venture (to some place, despite some perceived danger)
Forms
How trauen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | traue | traute |
| du | traust | trautest |
| er/sie/es | traut | traute |
| wir | trauen | trauten |
| ihr | traut | trautet |
| Sie | trauen | trauten |
Partizip II getraut · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich traue meinem Bruder.I trust my brother.trusting someone
- 2Ich habe mich gestern nicht getraut.I didn’t dare yesterday.daring to do something
- 3Ich weiß, dass du mir traust.I know that you trust me.verb at the end after dass
Verb family
Separable verbs built on trauen
Add a prefix to trauen and the meaning changes.