glauben

See also: Glauben

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German gelouben, glouben, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German gilouben, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon gilōƀian, Middle Low German gelȫven, Middle Dutch ghelōven, Dutch geloven, Old English gelēfan, gelīefan (see also English believe, from Old English belȳfan, belēfan), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galaubjan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaʊ̯bm̩/, /ˈɡlaʊ̯bən/

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Verb

1. to believe (to think someone/something exists = an + acc.; to think something someone says is correct = dat.)

   Glaubst du an Engel?

   Do you believe in angels?

   Niemand kann ihm glauben.

   No one can believe him.

   Woran glaubst du?

   What do you believe in?

2. to think

   Glaubst du das ist so richtig?

   Do you think this is right like this?

Synonyms

• (to think): denken

Derived terms

• daran glauben müssen

Further reading

• “glauben” in Duden online