betten
to bed; to lay to rest
Word details
- German meaning
- Jemanden oder etwas weich und bequem lagern oder legen.
- English meaning
- To bed, to lay
- Synonym
- lagern, einhüllen
- German example
- Sie bettete das Baby in sein Bettchen.
- English example
- She bedded the baby in its cot.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich bette du bettest er/sie/es ich bettet wir betten ihr bettet sie betten
- Past Participle
- ich habe gebettet du hast gebettet er/sie/es hat gebettet wir haben gebettet ihr habt gebettet sie haben gebettet
- Past
- ich bettete du bettetest er/sie/es bettete wir betteten ihr bettetet sie betteten
Related words
- einbetten
to embed
- einbetten
embed
- Bettendorfsch
Bettendorf's reagent
- Bettenburg
Large hotel complex
- aufbetten
To put up an extra bed, to provide a temporary bed.
- einbetten
To embed
- Bettwanze
bedbug
- Bett
bed
- Bette
Bed
- Flussbett
Riverbed
- Niednagel
Hangnail
- Wasserbett
Waterbed
- Federbett
Feather bed
- Gleisbett
The track bed on which the rails of a railway lie.
- Himmelbett
A four-poster bed is a bed characterized by four posts and an overhead structure, often decorated with fabric panels.
- Deckbett
Duvet
- Feldbett
camp bed
- Krankenbett
Hospital bed
- einfügen
To insert means to put or embed something into something else.
- Möbel
furniture
- Schlafsaal
A dormitory is a large room in accommodation equipped with multiple beds and used by several people at the same time.
- Wochenbett
Postpartum period
- Lotterbett
A Lotterbett is a derogatory term for a bed that is messy or dirty, often used figuratively to describe a life of laziness and indulgence.
- Kindbett
Postpartum period
- Schlafwagen
Sleeping car
- Schlafraum
Dormitory, sleeping room
Example sentences with “betten”
Sie bettete das Kind sanft. (She laid the child down gently.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it reflexive?
It can be: 'Er bettete sich auf dem Sofa.'