Noun
der Rat
Pronunciation: /raːt/
advice, counsel
B1
rank #1,089
plural Räte
Meanings
Noun
- advice, counsel
- council
- councilor, councillor
- title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the senior service
Example sentence
Warum fragst du nicht deinen Lehrer um Rat?
Why don't you ask your teacher for advice?
Word forms
singular
der Rat
plural
die Räte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Rat
Accusativeden Rat
Dativedem Rat
Genitivedes Rates
Plural
Nominativedie Räte
Accusativedie Räte
Dativeden Räten
Genitiveder Räte
Usage
- jemandem einen Rat geben — The person receiving advice takes dative.
- Rat / Ratschläge — For pieces of advice, use Ratschläge; Räte means councils.
Dein Rat hat mir bei der Entscheidung geholfen.
Your advice helped me make the decision.