Vocabulary
geraten
/ɡəˈʁaːtn̩/· verb
to get into, to end up in (a situation: in Schwierigkeiten, in Panik, in Streit geraten); to come across, to end up with (an + Akk); to turn out (well, badly); außer sich geraten: to be beside oneself
Geraten — the verb for ending up in a situation without wanting to: in einen Stau, in Schwierigkeiten, in Panik or in Vergessenheit geraten; a car gerät ins Schleudern, a house gerät in Brand. (Different from ich habe richtig geraten, the participle of raten "to guess".)
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Conjugation
- ich
- gerate
- du
- gerätst
- er/sie/es
- gerät
- wir
- geraten
- ihr
- geratet
- sie/Sie
- geraten
Perfekt ist geratenPräteritum geriet
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
geraten
to get into, to end up in (in + Akk)
Durch die hohen Energiekosten sind viele Betriebe in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten geraten.
Because of the high energy costs, many businesses have got into financial difficulties.
Word family
geratenmissratento turn out badly; badly behavedaufs Geratewohlat randomratento guess; to advise (a different verb with the same participle)
Common combinations
- in Schwierigkeiten geratento get into difficulties
- in Panik geratento panic
- in Brand geratento catch fire
- in Vergessenheit geratento be forgotten
- ins Schleudern geratento go into a skid
- in Streit geratento get into an argument
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
kommenhineingeraten
Common learner mistakes
- Ich habe in einen Stau geraten.Ich bin in einen Stau geraten.geraten (to get into) takes sein; ich habe geraten is the Perfekt of raten (to guess).
Real examples
- Auf der nassen Fahrbahn geriet das Auto ins Schleudern und landete im Graben.On the wet road the car went into a skid and ended up in the ditch.
- Viele alte Handwerkstechniken sind inzwischen fast in Vergessenheit geraten.Many old craft techniques have now almost been forgotten.
- Wenn man bei einem Unfall in Panik gerät, vergisst man oft die einfachsten Dinge.If you panic in an accident, you often forget the simplest things.
