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Bruno brät das Fleisch in der Pfanne kurz an. Bruno sears the meat briefly in the pan.

verb · B1

anbraten

[ˈanˌbʁaːtn̩]

to sear, to brown, to fry briefly

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Grammar

Present
er/sie/es brät an What happens now or usually.
Simple past (Präteritum)
er/sie/es briet an The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
Perfect (Perfekt)
er/sie/es hat angebraten The past in conversation. Verbs of movement or change take "ist", most others "hat".

Conjugation

The verb in every person; under each table, when German uses it.

Indikativ
Person Präsens Präteritum Perfekt
ich brate anbriet anhabe angebraten
du brätst anbrietst anhast angebraten
er/sie/es brät anbriet anhat angebraten
wir braten anbrieten anhaben angebraten
ihr bratet anbrietet anhabt angebraten
sie/Sie braten anbrieten anhaben angebraten
Präsens
What happens now or usually; with a time word also the future.
Präteritum
The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
Perfekt
The past in conversation.
More Tenses and Moods
Indikativ
Person Plusquamperfekt Futur I Futur II
ich hatte angebratenwerde anbratenwerde angebraten haben
du hattest angebratenwirst anbratenwirst angebraten haben
er/sie/es hatte angebratenwird anbratenwird angebraten haben
wir hatten angebratenwerden anbratenwerden angebraten haben
ihr hattet angebratenwerdet anbratenwerdet angebraten haben
sie/Sie hatten angebratenwerden anbratenwerden angebraten haben
Plusquamperfekt
What had happened before another moment in the past.
Futur I
Plans, promises and guesses about the future; often the Präsens is enough.
Futur II
What will be finished by a moment in the future, or a guess about the past.
Person Konjunktiv II
ich briete an
du brietest an
er/sie/es briete an
wir brieten an
ihr brietet an
sie/Sie brieten an
Konjunktiv II
Wishes, polite requests and what isn't real.
Person Imperativ
du brate an!
ihr bratet an!
Sie braten Sie an!
Imperativ
Requests and instructions to du, ihr and Sie.

How the Word Is Built

an prefix brat root en ending

an-
to, at, the start of something: ankommen (to arrive), anrufen (to call). Separable: Ich rufe dich an.
-en
the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.

Word family

bratendie Bratpfannedie Bratkartoffeln

In Otti's situations: Bruno takes a cooking class

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