bietest

Bietest is the second-person singular present tense form of the German verb bieten, meaning to offer. It is used with the informal pronoun du. For example: Du bietest mir deine Hilfe an.

In the present tense, the stem biet- takes the typical strong-verb endings: ich biete, du bietest, er bietet. The form shows a vowel alternation characteristic of this verb. In the simple past (preterite), you would say ich bot, du botest, wir boten. The past participle is geboten, used with haben: Ich habe dir ein Angebot geboten.

Usage notes: Bietest is common in everyday German. Use Sie bieten for the formal, polite address in the present tense. The verb belongs to the Germanic family and has cognates in other languages; for instance, Dutch bieden is a close relative.

Etymology and related forms: Bieten derives from Old High German and other early Germanic sources, with cognates across West Germanic languages. The English cognate bid appears in related senses of offering or inviting, though its development diverged over time.

See also: German irregular verbs, verb conjugation, bieten (German verb).