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anbieten: to offer — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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anbieten

to offer

to offer someone something, for example food, help, or a service

IPA/ˈanˌbiːtən/

The main stress is on the separable prefix an.

Meaning 1neutral · 86%

to offer someone something, for example food, help, or a service

Der Kellner bietet uns Kaffee an.

Ich biete meiner Nachbarin Hilfe an.

Das Geschäft hat heute Brot angeboten.

Anbieten is not bestellen. You offer something; you order food or goods.

Hilfe anbieten — to offer help — to offer someone coffee

jemandem Kaffee anbieten

Der Kellner bietet uns Kaffee.

Der Kellner bietet uns Kaffee an.

The separable prefix an is needed and stands at the end.

In jemandem etwas anbieten, the receiver is dative: uns, meiner Nachbarin. The offered thing is accusative: Kaffee, Hilfe.

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Which phrase means 'offer the neighbor help'?

infinitive: anbieten
third person present: bietet an
preterite: bot an
Past participle: angeboten
auxiliary: haben
Separable: Yes
prefix: an
reflexive: No
modal: No
imperative du: Biete an!
imperative ihr: Bietet an!
imperative sie: Bieten Sie an!
Transitivity: transitive · ditransitive
valency patterns: jemandem (Dat.) etwas (Akk.) anbieten · etwas (Akk.) anbieten

The person receiving the offer is dative; the offered thing is accusative.