Definition
A polite way of asking another person to do something.
Translations
- English
- request
- Français
- demande
- Türkçe
- rica
- Polski
- prośba
- Русский
- просьба
- Українська
- прохання
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Bitte
- A1
- Noun
- Communication
request
/diː ˈbɪtə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Bitten
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Bitte an dich ist wichtig.NominativSing.The request to you is important.
- Ich äußerte eine Bitte an den Lehrer.AkkusativSing.I made a request to the teacher.
- Ich entsprach der Bitte meiner Mutter.DativSing.I complied with my mother’s request.
- Der Inhalt der Bitte war ungewöhnlich.GenitivSing.The content of the request was unusual.
- Die Bitten der Bürger wurden geprüft.NominativPlur.The citizens’ requests were examined.
- Wir erfüllten die Bitten der Kinder.AkkusativPlur.We fulfilled the children’s requests.
- Der Sachbearbeiter gab den Bitten der Antragsteller statt.DativPlur.The case officer granted the applicants’ requests.
- Die Erfüllung der Bitten dauerte lange.GenitivPlur.Fulfilling the requests took a long time.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Bitte/ˈbɪtə/
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Article phrase
die Bitte/diː ˈbɪtə/
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Plural
Bitten/ˈbɪtn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Bitte | die Bitten |
| Akkusativ | die Bitte | die Bitten |
| Dativ | der Bitte | den Bitten |
| Genitiv | der Bitte | der Bitten |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Bitte äußern
- Collocationeine Bitte erfüllen
- Collocationeine Bitte abschlagen
- Prepositional constructionmit einer Bitte an jemanden herantretenmit + Dativ
- Collocationeine Bitte höflich formulieren
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymAufforderung — request
A Bitte is usually polite and voluntary, while a Aufforderung may be phrased more firmly or insistently.
- Near-synonymAnfrage
An Anfrage often seeks information or a formal processing of a matter; an Bitte usually requests a specific action.
- Broader termWunsch — wish
An Bitte is an Wunsch addressed to a person, politely asking them to take an action.
- Semantically relatedGefallen
With an Bitte, one asks for an Gefallen; the Gefallen is the help or action being requested.
- Easily confused withBefehl
An Bitte basically leaves the addressee a choice; a Befehl demands an action with greater insistence.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- bitt-Other
- -eSuffix
„Bitte“ is synchronically derived from the verb „bitten“ with the suffix „-e“.