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antreten

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Verb

antreten

Pronunciation: /ˈanˌtʁeːtən/

to arrive; to present oneself

The German verb antreten means to arrive; to present oneself in English.

B2 rank #3,439

All meanings of antreten

Verb
  1. to arrive; to present oneself
  2. to line up; to stand for a muster or report
  3. to compete; to run
  4. to begin (a duty or task, also a voyage); to take (office); to accept (an inheritance)

antreten in a German sentence

Bitte treten Sie morgen pünktlich zum Dienst an.

Please report for duty on time tomorrow.

Forms of antreten

infinitive antreten
he/she/it tritt an
simple past trat an
perfect hat angetreten

takes + Akkusativ

antreten — all forms

Present

ichtrete an
dutritst an
er / sie / estritt an
wirtreten an
ihrtretet an
sie / Sietreten an

Perfect (Perfekt)

ichhabe angetreten
duhast angetreten
er / sie / eshat angetreten
wirhaben angetreten
ihrhabt angetreten
sie / Siehaben angetreten

Imperative

dutrite an!
ihrtretet an!
Sietreten Sie an!