verb
to assume, to suspect
B1
Vermuten means 'to assume' or 'to suspect', used when you make a guess based on evidence or intuition. It’s a regular (weak) verb, non‑reflexive, and forms the perfect with haben (hat vermutet). No special preposition; conjugates regularly. Common in everyday German speech.
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Sie vermutete das Schlimmste.
She suspected the worst.
Ich vermute, dass er kommt.
I suspect that he is coming.
Ich habe es schon vermutet.
I already suspected it.
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picture someone raising an eyebrow and whispering a guess
sounds like 'ver-mute-in' (imagine muttering an assumption)
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Vermuten is a regular weak verb often used with a dass-clause or with indirect speech. For expressing a guess, native speakers also use 'ich glaube' oder modal constructions.