German word
bitten in German sentences
bitten means "to ask" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Lara bittet den Kollegen um Hilfe.
Lara asks the colleague for help.
Wir bitten den Kunden um Geduld.
We ask the customer for patience.
Der Arzt bittet den Patienten, kurz zu warten.
The doctor asks the patient to wait briefly.
Lara bittet Schwester um die Adresse.
Lara Asks her sister for the address.
Die Schule bittet die Eltern um Unterstützung.
The school asks the parents for support.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive bitten. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.