how to pronounce beten

/ˈbeːtən/

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beten is pronounced in two syllables

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eː

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An example use of beten in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… du musst mit mir beten dass ich diesmal …”

meanings of beten

verb:

To pray.

beten frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word beten occurs in german on average 11.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.