betreten

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German betreten, from Old High German bitretan, from Proto-West Germanic *bitredan. Equivalent to be- +‎ treten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈtʁeːtən/, [bəˈtʁeː.tn̩] === Etymology 1 === be- +‎ treten ==== Verb ==== betreten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present betritt, past tense betrat, past participle betreten, past subjunctive beträte, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to enter, to go or come into 2016, 20 Minuten, «Mafia 3» – Shitstorm für Spiel, Lob für Rassismus, 16 October: (transitive) to step onto, especially die Bühne - the stage, meant figuratively ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== betreten past participle of betreten ==== Adjective ==== betreten (strong nominative masculine singular betretener, comparative betretener, superlative am betretensten) embarrassed Synonym: verlegen ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Betretenheit === Further reading === “betreten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “betreten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “betreten” in Duden online “betreten” in OpenThesaurus.de