antreten

B1#3,344

Hear it

verb

to arrive; to present oneself
to line up; to stand for a muster or report
to compete; to run
to begina duty or task, also a voyage); to take (office); to accept (an inheritance
to kick againsta device or machine) to start it; to kick start (a motorcycle

Forms

Present

I	trete an
you	trittst an
he, she, it	tritt an
we	treten an
you (plural)	tretet an
they	treten an

Preterite

I	trat an
you	tratest an / tratst an
he, she, it	trat an
we	traten an
you (plural)	tratet an
they	traten an

Subjunctive I

I	trete an
you	tretest an
he, she, it	trete an
we	treten an
you (plural)	tretet an
they	treten an

Subjunctive II

I	träte an
you	trätest an
he, she, it	träte an
we	träten an
you (plural)	trätet an
they	träten an

Imperative

you	tritt an
you (plural)	tretet an

Other forms

infinitive	antreten
past participle	angetreten
present participle	antretend

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Zum Holz muss die Familie um sieben antreten.For the wood the family has to line up at seven.B1Noch einmal, bitte (12) — Once more, please (12) (B1)
Zum Ausflug muss die Klasse um sieben antreten.For the trip the class has to line up at seven.B1Noch einmal, bitte (19) — Once more, please (19) (B1)
Zum Dienst antreten muss er um sechs, und er ist um fünf da.He has to report for duty at six, and he's there at five.B1Noch einmal, bitte (5) — Once more, please (5) (B1)
Nach der Schlägerei treten die Fans den Rückzug in Richtung Stadion an.After the brawl the fans retreat towards the stadium.B2Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (B2)

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