The idea
Present tense: ich biete an, du bietest an, er/sie/es bietet an, wir bieten an, ihr bietet an, sie/Sie bieten an. Learn the sentence pattern jemandem etwas anbieten together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | biete an |
| du | bietest an |
| er/sie/es | bietet an |
| wir | bieten an |
| ihr | bietet an |
| sie/Sie | bieten an |
| Präteritum | bot an |
| Perfekt | hat angeboten |
| Imperativ (du) | Biete an! |
| Muster | jemandem etwas anbieten |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Anbieten places the recipient in the dative and the offer in the accusative. It is separable and forms angeboten.
Learn this pattern as a unit: jemandem etwas anbieten. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Ich habe angebietet.Ich habe angeboten.Anbieten follows bieten's strong forms: bot an, angeboten.
Examples
- Ich biete unserer Nachbarin meine Hilfe an.I offer our neighbor my help.
- Du bietest den Gästen zuerst etwas Wasser an.You first offer the guests some water.
- Die Schule bietet einen zusätzlichen Lesekurs an.The school offers an additional reading course.
- Wir boten der Gruppe einen Ersatztermin an.We offered the group an alternative appointment.
- Sie hat mir ihren freien Arbeitsplatz angeboten.She offered me her free workstation.
- Biete nur an, was du auch leisten kannst.Offer only what you can actually provide.
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Watch out
Anbieten follows bieten's strong forms: bot an, angeboten.
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du ___ (anbieten, Präsens)
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bietest an
bietest an: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (anbieten, Präteritum)
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bot an
bot an: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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angeboten
angeboten: in this use the perfect tense is hat angeboten.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (anbieten, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (anbieten, Präteritum)
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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Read the six situations aloud, compare the verb forms, and complete the present, past and participle checks. Then write a new sentence that follows jemandem etwas anbieten.