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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