meinen
A1#223Hear it
verb
- to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
- to say; to utter; not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive
- to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
- to mean; to have in mind; to convey
- to mean; to signify
Forms
Present
| I | meine |
|---|---|
| you | meinst |
| he, she, it | meint |
| we | meinen |
| you (plural) | meint |
| they | meinen |
Preterite
| I | meinte |
|---|---|
| you | meintest |
| he, she, it | meinte |
| we | meinten |
| you (plural) | meintet |
| they | meinten |
Subjunctive I
| I | meine |
|---|---|
| you | meinest |
| he, she, it | meine |
| we | meinen |
| you (plural) | meinet |
| they | meinen |
Subjunctive II
| I | meinte |
|---|---|
| you | meintest |
| he, she, it | meinte |
| we | meinten |
| you (plural) | meintet |
| they | meinten |
Imperative
| you | mein / meine |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | meint |
Other forms
| infinitive | meinen |
|---|---|
| past participle | gemeint |
| present participle | meinend |
Used in the library
- Was meinst du damit?What do you mean by that?A1Denken und Fühlen — Thinking and feeling (A1)
- „Das ist wirklich seltsam", meine ich."That really is strange," I say.A1Ein Abend mit Lena — An evening with Lena (A1)
- „Das ist nicht persönlich gemeint", sagt sie und lächelt."That's not meant personally," she says, smiling.A1Beim Arzt — At the doctor's (A1)
- „Die hat keinen Spaß im Leben", meint Ben leise."She has no fun in life," Ben says quietly.A1Der Umzug — Moving house (A1)
Other ways to say it
- bedeutento imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken; to have meaning, to be important to some degree (to a person)
- denkento think; not to forget; to remember
- glaubento believe something (to consider true); to believe in (to think something exists, or have confidence in someone’s ability)
- heißento have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it; to mean, to signify; to have a meaning
- sagento say (to pronounce; communicate verbally); to tell (to inform (someone) verbally)
Saying you have not understood
- wie meinen Sie das?what do you mean?Not about words but about the sense.