The verb 'raten' means:
to advise, to guess
Ich rate dir ruhig zu bleiben
I advise you to stay calm
Hast Du das Kreuzworträtsel ganz geraten?
Have you solved the crossword puzzle completely?
'raten' is an irregular verb, its auxilary verb is haben.
| Verb | Präteritum | Partizip II | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| raten | riet | geraten | to advise |
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich rate | I advise |
| du rätst | you advise |
| er rät | he advises |
| wir raten | we advise |
| ihr ratet | you advise |
| sie raten | they advise |
Ich rate im allgemeinen zu mehr Vorsicht
I recommend being more cautious in general
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich habe geraten | I have advised |
| du hast geraten | you have advised |
| er hat geraten | he has advised |
| wir haben geraten | we have advised |
| ihr habet geraten | you have advised |
| sie haben geraten | they have advised |
Ich habe nur einen Teil geraten
I only guessed a part correctly
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich riet | I advised |
| du rietest | you advised |
| er riet | he advised |
| wir rietest | we advised |
| ihr rietet | you advised |
| sie rieten | they advised |
Der Lehrer riet den Schülern mehr zu studieren
The teacher advised the pupils to study more
| Conjugation |
|---|
| ich riete |
| du rietest |
| er riete |
| wir rieten |
| ihr rietet |
| sie rieten |
Ich würde Ihnen in diesem Fall zu mehr Vorsicht raten
I would advise you to be more careful in this case
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich werde raten | I will advise |
| du wirst raten | you will advise |
| er wird raten sie wird raten es wird raten | he will advise she will advise it will advise |
| wir werden raten | we will advise |
| ihr werdet raten | you will advise |
| sie werden raten | they will advise |
| Partizip I | Partizip II |
|---|---|
| ratend (advising) | geraten (advised) |
| Person | Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd person singular | rat / rate | advise |
| 2nd person plural | ratet | advise |
| Polite form | raten Sie | advise |