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bat uns

asked us

→ bitten
phrase Uncommon #23,089
asked us Past tense of “bitten”; it is commonly followed by a person and a zu-infinitive.
GE: Sie bat uns, leise zu sein.
EN: She asked us to be quiet.

Sie bat uns, ihr zu folgen.

She asked us to follow her.

Tom bat uns, bis Montag zu warten.

Tom asked us to wait until Monday.

Der Fahrer bat uns, beim Aussteigen aus dem Bus aufzupassen.

The driver asked us to be careful when getting off the bus.

Tom bat uns, keinen Lärm zu machen.

Tom asked us not to make any noise.

Tom bat uns ihm zu helfen.

Tom asked us to help him.

Tom bat uns, ihm zu folgen.

Tom asked us to follow him.

Er bat uns, ihn in Ruhe zu lassen.

He asked us to leave him alone.

Lars bat uns, heute kein Schwarz zu tragen.

Lars asked us not to wear black today.

— Lars und die Frauen (2007)