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
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| glaubt | he/she · present | he/she believes |
| glaubte | past | believed |
| geglaubt | past participle | believed |
| haben | auxiliary verb | |
| glauben | infinitive | to believe |
| glaubend | -ing form | believing |
| glaube | I · present | I believe |
| glauben | we · present | we believe |
| glaube | I · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) I believe |
| glauben | we · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) we believe |
| glaubst | you · present | you believe |
| glaubt | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) believe |
| glaubest | you · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you believe |
| glaubet | you (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you (pl.) believe |
| glauben | they · present | they believe |
| glaube | he/she · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) he/she believe |
| glauben | they · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) they believe |
| glaubte | I · past | I believed |
| glaubten | we · past | we believed |
| glaubte | I · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | I would believe |
| glaubten | we · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | we would believe |
| glaubtest | you · past | you believed |
| glaubtet | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) believed |
| glaubtest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you would believe |
| glaubtet | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you (pl.) would believe |
| glaubte | he/she · past | he/she believed |
| glaubten | they · past | they believed |
| glaubte | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | he/she would believe |
| glaubten | they · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | they would believe |
| glaub | you · command | believe! |
| glaube | you · command | believe! |
| glaubt | you (pl.) · command | believe! (to several) |
| gläuben | alternative, obsolete | |
| gleuben | alternative, obsolete |
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