meinen — to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose; to say; to utter; not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive
meinen is the #155 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose; to say; to utter; not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive” and is pronounced /ˈmaɪ̯nən/.
#155frequency rank
0.02%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of meinen
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| meint | he/she · present | he/she opines |
| meinte | past | opined |
| gemeint | past participle | opined |
| haben | auxiliary verb | |
| meinen | infinitive | to opine |
| meinend | -ing form | opining |
| meine | I · present | I opine |
| meinen | we · present | we opine |
| meine | I · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) I opine |
| meinen | we · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) we opine |
| meinst | you · present | you opine |
| meint | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) opine |
| meinest | you · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you opine |
| meinet | you (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you (pl.) opine |
| meinen | they · present | they opine |
| meine | he/she · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) he/she opine |
| meinen | they · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) they opine |
| meinte | I · past | I opined |
| meinten | we · past | we opined |
| meinte | I · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | I would opine |
| meinten | we · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | we would opine |
| meintest | you · past | you opined |
| meintet | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) opined |
| meintest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you would opine |
| meintet | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you (pl.) would opine |
| meinte | he/she · past | he/she opined |
| meinten | they · past | they opined |
| meinte | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | he/she would opine |
| meinten | they · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | they would opine |
| mein | you · command | opine! |
| meine | you · command | opine! |
| meint | you (pl.) · command | opine! (to several) |
| meynen | alternative, obsolete | |
| mainen | alternative, obsolete | |
| maynen | alternative, obsolete |