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glauben to believe something (to consider true); to believe in (to think something exists, or have confidence in someone’s ability)

glauben is the #175 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to believe something (to consider true); to believe in (to think something exists, or have confidence in someone’s ability)” and is pronounced /ˈɡlaʊ̯bən/.

#175frequency rank
0.05%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of glauben

FormWhat it isMeaning
glaubthe/she · presenthe/she believes
glaubtepastbelieved
geglaubtpast participlebelieved
habenauxiliary verb
glaubeninfinitiveto believe
glaubend-ing formbelieving
glaubeI · presentI believe
glaubenwe · presentwe believe
glaubeI · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) I believe
glaubenwe · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) we believe
glaubstyou · presentyou believe
glaubtyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) believe
glaubestyou · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you believe
glaubetyou (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you (pl.) believe
glaubenthey · presentthey believe
glaubehe/she · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) he/she believe
glaubenthey · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) they believe
glaubteI · pastI believed
glaubtenwe · pastwe believed
glaubteI · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeI would believe
glaubtenwe · subjunctive II (would / if) · politewe would believe
glaubtestyou · pastyou believed
glaubtetyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) believed
glaubtestyou · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou would believe
glaubtetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou (pl.) would believe
glaubtehe/she · pasthe/she believed
glaubtenthey · pastthey believed
glaubtehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · politehe/she would believe
glaubtenthey · subjunctive II (would / if) · politethey would believe
glaubyou · commandbelieve!
glaubeyou · commandbelieve!
glaubtyou (pl.) · commandbelieve! (to several)
gläubenalternative, obsolete
gleubenalternative, obsolete

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