Vokabahn

bitte

A1 Interjection / Adverb frequency rank #126

What bitte means

Interjection

  1. you're welcome (acknowledgement of thanks)
  2. excuse me, sorry (request to repeat information)
  3. here you are (when handing something over to someone)
  4. OK then, well then, all right (indication of mock acquiescence to someone's apparent demanding attitude)

Adverb

  1. please, if you please (used to make a polite request or affirm an offer)

Forms

Interjection | Adverb

Pronunciation

bitte in a sentence

Kannst du mir bitte verraten, was los ist?

Can you please tell me what is happening?

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bitte is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #126 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

Not the word you meant? See also die Bitte (Noun).

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