Before you start
Meet vermuten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 2 meanings
- (transitive) to assume, suppose, presume, suspect, (US) guess
- (transitive, a person, at a location) to suppose someone to be
Forms
How vermuten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | vermute | vermutete |
| du | vermutest | vermutetest |
| er/sie/es | vermutet | vermutete |
| wir | vermuten | vermuteten |
| ihr | vermutet | vermutetet |
| Sie | vermuten | vermuteten |
Partizip II vermutet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich vermute, dass sie heute zu Hause ist.I assume she is at home today.present-tense main clause
- 2Die Polizei hat einen Fehler vermutet.The police suspected a mistake.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du kannst den Grund vermuten.You can guess the reason.infinitive after modal verb