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raten

guess

verb RAH-ten Rare

Also means

advise

Usage Note

raten means both to guess, as in a guessing game, and to advise. Rate mal! means take a guess. The guessing game itself is a Ratespiel. With the advise sense it takes a dative object: Ich rate dir....

Examples

"Versuch zu raten, welche Karte ich gezogen habe."

Natural Translation

Try to guess which card I drew.

Literal Translation

Try to guess, which card I drawn have.

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