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ich traute

trusted, believed, dared

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trau to trust + t past tense + e past tense: 1st- or 3rd-person singular
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #34,770
trusted, believed
GE: Ich traute ihm sofort.
EN: I trusted him right away.
dared Used with sich to mean “dare to do something.”
GE: Sie traute sich nicht, allein nach Hause zu gehen.
EN: She didn’t dare to go home alone.
Conjugation of trauen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First traute —
Third traute —
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First traute —
Third traute —

Tom traute kaum seinen Ohren.

Tom could hardly believe his ears.

Sie traute ihren Ohren nicht.

She couldn't believe her ears.

Er traute Fremden nicht.

He didn't trust strangers.

Als der Engländer diese letzte Frage hörte, traute er seinen Ohren nicht.

When the Englishman heard this last question, he couldn't believe his ears.

Tom traute Maria nicht, und Maria traute Tom nicht.

Tom didn't trust Maria, and Maria didn't trust Tom.

Niemand traute sich zu sagen, dass er Unrecht hatte.

No one dared to say that he was wrong.

Tom traute seinen Augen nicht.

Tom couldn't believe his eyes.