When to use 'angeboten' and when to use 'bot'?
When the following sentence (in Englisch) is translated to German:
The man offered the actor the car.
It becomes:
Der Mann bot dem Schauspieler das Auto an.
"Offered" in German is "angeboten". Yet, in the previous sentence, it is "bot".
Why is this the case? When should "angeboten" be used, and when should "bot" be used?
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When the following sentence (in Englisch) is translated to German:
The man offered the actor the car.
It becomes:
Der Mann bot dem Schauspieler das Auto an.
"Offered" in German is "angeboten". Yet, in the previous sentence, it is "bot".
Why is this the case? When should "angeboten" be used, and when should "bot" be used?
verbs
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I would like to add that angeboten is a "Partizip zwei" for anbeiten, You would start it with lowercase "a". The related noun would be "Angebot" (with uppercase "A")
– Khadim Ali
11 hours ago
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it's not "bot". it's "bot an". that "an" is part of the verb.
– ths
4 hours ago
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When the following sentence (in Englisch) is translated to German:
The man offered the actor the car.
It becomes:
Der Mann bot dem Schauspieler das Auto an.
"Offered" in German is "angeboten". Yet, in the previous sentence, it is "bot".
Why is this the case? When should "angeboten" be used, and when should "bot" be used?
verbs
edited 11 hours ago
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When the following sentence (in Englisch) is translated to German:
The man offered the actor the car.
It becomes:
Der Mann bot dem Schauspieler das Auto an.
"Offered" in German is "angeboten". Yet, in the previous sentence, it is "bot".
Why is this the case? When should "angeboten" be used, and when should "bot" be used?
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I would like to add that angeboten is a "Partizip zwei" for anbeiten, You would start it with lowercase "a". The related noun would be "Angebot" (with uppercase "A")
– Khadim Ali
11 hours ago
1
it's not "bot". it's "bot an". that "an" is part of the verb.
– ths
4 hours ago
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I would like to add that angeboten is a "Partizip zwei" for anbeiten, You would start it with lowercase "a". The related noun would be "Angebot" (with uppercase "A")
– Khadim Ali
11 hours ago
1
it's not "bot". it's "bot an". that "an" is part of the verb.
– ths
4 hours ago
I would like to add that angeboten is a "Partizip zwei" for anbeiten, You would start it with lowercase "a". The related noun would be "Angebot" (with uppercase "A")
– Khadim Ali
11 hours ago
I would like to add that angeboten is a "Partizip zwei" for anbeiten, You would start it with lowercase "a". The related noun would be "Angebot" (with uppercase "A")
– Khadim Ali
11 hours ago
1
1
it's not "bot". it's "bot an". that "an" is part of the verb.
– ths
4 hours ago
it's not "bot". it's "bot an". that "an" is part of the verb.
– ths
4 hours ago
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That "offered" means "angeboten" is only half of the truth.
"Offered" in English can be the perfect participle, or it can be past tense.
The perfect participle of "anbieten" (to offer) is "angeboten": He has offered the car = Er hat das Auto angeboten.
But the translation of "offered" when it means past tense is different and depends on number and person:
I offered = Ich bot an
You (familiar) offered = Du botest an
You (polite) offered = Sie boten an
He/She/It offered = Er/Sie/Es bot an
We offered = Wir boten an
You (guys) offered = Ihr botet an
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Your example uses the simple past (Präteritum). You could rewrite it using the present perfect (Perfekt)
Der Mann hat dem Schauspieler das Auto angeboten
The Perfekt is used more often in speech and the Präteritum more often in writing
The verb anbieten is a separable verb
answered 11 hours ago
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The verb is, in its infinitive form (the form you need to look it up in a dictionary):
to offer = anbieten
Like in
I want to offer you a drink.
Ich möchte dir ein Getränk anbieten.
The form for Perfekt, as you correctly found out, is:
angeboten
I did offer you a drink.
Ich habe dir ein Getränk angeboten.
But this verb is a separable verb. It has a prefix (an∙) that in many situations has to be detached from the main part of the verb and moved to the end of the sentence. This is the case in Präteritum, which is another form of past tense. Here we have:
bot an
I offered you a drink.
Ich bot dir ein Getränk an.
- For details see Separable verbs on Wikipedia
- There are also more than 200 Questions on German.Stackexchange dealing with separable verbs
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That "offered" means "angeboten" is only half of the truth.
"Offered" in English can be the perfect participle, or it can be past tense.
The perfect participle of "anbieten" (to offer) is "angeboten": He has offered the car = Er hat das Auto angeboten.
But the translation of "offered" when it means past tense is different and depends on number and person:
I offered = Ich bot an
You (familiar) offered = Du botest an
You (polite) offered = Sie boten an
He/She/It offered = Er/Sie/Es bot an
We offered = Wir boten an
You (guys) offered = Ihr botet an
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That "offered" means "angeboten" is only half of the truth.
"Offered" in English can be the perfect participle, or it can be past tense.
The perfect participle of "anbieten" (to offer) is "angeboten": He has offered the car = Er hat das Auto angeboten.
But the translation of "offered" when it means past tense is different and depends on number and person:
I offered = Ich bot an
You (familiar) offered = Du botest an
You (polite) offered = Sie boten an
He/She/It offered = Er/Sie/Es bot an
We offered = Wir boten an
You (guys) offered = Ihr botet an
answered 11 hours ago
RHaRHa
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That "offered" means "angeboten" is only half of the truth.
"Offered" in English can be the perfect participle, or it can be past tense.
The perfect participle of "anbieten" (to offer) is "angeboten": He has offered the car = Er hat das Auto angeboten.
But the translation of "offered" when it means past tense is different and depends on number and person:
I offered = Ich bot an
You (familiar) offered = Du botest an
You (polite) offered = Sie boten an
He/She/It offered = Er/Sie/Es bot an
We offered = Wir boten an
You (guys) offered = Ihr botet an
answered 11 hours ago
RHaRHa
6,4551527
That "offered" means "angeboten" is only half of the truth.
"Offered" in English can be the perfect participle, or it can be past tense.
The perfect participle of "anbieten" (to offer) is "angeboten": He has offered the car = Er hat das Auto angeboten.
But the translation of "offered" when it means past tense is different and depends on number and person:
I offered = Ich bot an
You (familiar) offered = Du botest an
You (polite) offered = Sie boten an
He/She/It offered = Er/Sie/Es bot an
We offered = Wir boten an
You (guys) offered = Ihr botet an
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Your example uses the simple past (Präteritum). You could rewrite it using the present perfect (Perfekt)
Der Mann hat dem Schauspieler das Auto angeboten
The Perfekt is used more often in speech and the Präteritum more often in writing
The verb anbieten is a separable verb
answered 11 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
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Your example uses the simple past (Präteritum). You could rewrite it using the present perfect (Perfekt)
Der Mann hat dem Schauspieler das Auto angeboten
The Perfekt is used more often in speech and the Präteritum more often in writing
The verb anbieten is a separable verb
answered 11 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
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Your example uses the simple past (Präteritum). You could rewrite it using the present perfect (Perfekt)
Der Mann hat dem Schauspieler das Auto angeboten
The Perfekt is used more often in speech and the Präteritum more often in writing
The verb anbieten is a separable verb
answered 11 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
2,394524
Your example uses the simple past (Präteritum). You could rewrite it using the present perfect (Perfekt)
Der Mann hat dem Schauspieler das Auto angeboten
The Perfekt is used more often in speech and the Präteritum more often in writing
The verb anbieten is a separable verb
answered 11 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
2,394524
answered 11 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
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The verb is, in its infinitive form (the form you need to look it up in a dictionary):
to offer = anbieten
Like in
I want to offer you a drink.
Ich möchte dir ein Getränk anbieten.
The form for Perfekt, as you correctly found out, is:
angeboten
I did offer you a drink.
Ich habe dir ein Getränk angeboten.
But this verb is a separable verb. It has a prefix (an∙) that in many situations has to be detached from the main part of the verb and moved to the end of the sentence. This is the case in Präteritum, which is another form of past tense. Here we have:
bot an
I offered you a drink.
Ich bot dir ein Getränk an.
- For details see Separable verbs on Wikipedia
- There are also more than 200 Questions on German.Stackexchange dealing with separable verbs
answered 11 hours ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
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The verb is, in its infinitive form (the form you need to look it up in a dictionary):
to offer = anbieten
Like in
I want to offer you a drink.
Ich möchte dir ein Getränk anbieten.
The form for Perfekt, as you correctly found out, is:
angeboten
I did offer you a drink.
Ich habe dir ein Getränk angeboten.
But this verb is a separable verb. It has a prefix (an∙) that in many situations has to be detached from the main part of the verb and moved to the end of the sentence. This is the case in Präteritum, which is another form of past tense. Here we have:
bot an
I offered you a drink.
Ich bot dir ein Getränk an.
- For details see Separable verbs on Wikipedia
- There are also more than 200 Questions on German.Stackexchange dealing with separable verbs
answered 11 hours ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
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The verb is, in its infinitive form (the form you need to look it up in a dictionary):
to offer = anbieten
Like in
I want to offer you a drink.
Ich möchte dir ein Getränk anbieten.
The form for Perfekt, as you correctly found out, is:
angeboten
I did offer you a drink.
Ich habe dir ein Getränk angeboten.
But this verb is a separable verb. It has a prefix (an∙) that in many situations has to be detached from the main part of the verb and moved to the end of the sentence. This is the case in Präteritum, which is another form of past tense. Here we have:
bot an
I offered you a drink.
Ich bot dir ein Getränk an.
- For details see Separable verbs on Wikipedia
- There are also more than 200 Questions on German.Stackexchange dealing with separable verbs
answered 11 hours ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
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The verb is, in its infinitive form (the form you need to look it up in a dictionary):
to offer = anbieten
Like in
I want to offer you a drink.
Ich möchte dir ein Getränk anbieten.
The form for Perfekt, as you correctly found out, is:
angeboten
I did offer you a drink.
Ich habe dir ein Getränk angeboten.
But this verb is a separable verb. It has a prefix (an∙) that in many situations has to be detached from the main part of the verb and moved to the end of the sentence. This is the case in Präteritum, which is another form of past tense. Here we have:
bot an
I offered you a drink.
Ich bot dir ein Getränk an.
- For details see Separable verbs on Wikipedia
- There are also more than 200 Questions on German.Stackexchange dealing with separable verbs
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I would like to add that angeboten is a "Partizip zwei" for anbeiten, You would start it with lowercase "a". The related noun would be "Angebot" (with uppercase "A")
– Khadim Ali
11 hours ago
1
it's not "bot". it's "bot an". that "an" is part of the verb.
– ths
4 hours ago