Was heißt »be­ja­hen« auf Englisch?

Das Verb be­ja­hen lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • approve
  • affirmative (answer something in the affirmative)

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Als sie ihn fragte, ob er müde sei, bejahte er dies.

When she asked him whether he was tired, he answered yes.

When she asked if he was tired, he replied that he was.

Ich glaube, das kann ich bejahen.

I think I can say yes to that.

I think I can answer that in the affirmative.

Ich bejahe diese seine Aussage.

I approve of this statement of his.

Ich bejahe seine Frage.

I answer yes to his question.

Ich fragte mich, ob ich glücklich sei, und ich bejahte.

Tom asked me if I was happy and I said I was.

Tom fragte Maria, ob sie ein Butterbrot wolle, und sie bejahte dies.

Tom asked Mary if she wanted a sandwich and she said yes.

Ich fragte Tom, ob er etwas essen wolle, und er bejahte dies.

I asked Tom if he wanted something to eat and he said yes.

Tom hat die Gerüchte weder bejaht noch verneint.

Tom neither confirmed nor denied the rumors.

Tom neither confirmed nor denied the rumours.

Wenn mich jemand gefragt hätte, ob ich verheiratet sei, so hätte ich dies bejaht.

If anybody had asked me if I were married, I'd have said yes.

Die Frage, ob in Bosnien-Herzegowina, Kroatien, Montenegro und Serbien eine gemeinsame Sprache verwendet wird, kann bejaht werden.

The answer to the question whether a common language is used in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia is affirmative.

Synonyme

ab­neh­men:
amputate
answer
believe
buy
confiscate
decrease
dwindle
lessen
lose
play the string game
purchase
receive
remove
steal
take away
take down
take off
take over
test
wane
an­neh­men:
assume
premise
suppose
bil­li­gen:
agree
assent
concur
confirm
endorse
uphold
zu­sa­gen:
promise

Antonyme

ver­nei­nen:
abnegate
negate

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Her family did not approve of her boyfriend.

  • Tom's father doesn't approve of him having long hair and a beard.

  • I don't approve of it.

  • Tom won't approve.

  • I'm glad you approve.

  • He probably won't approve your proposal.

  • My parents don't approve of my career choice.

  • My parents don't approve of my girlfriend.

  • I think you'll approve.

  • I think you will approve.

  • I hope you approve.

  • I don't approve of his conduct.

  • Tom wouldn't approve.

  • Tom didn't approve.

  • Did Tom approve?

  • They approve.

  • Tom would approve.

  • I approve.

  • He will not approve.

  • She will not approve.

Be­ja­hen übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: bejahen. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: bejahen. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2024, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 969149, 1758565, 2040455, 2040457, 2171617, 2769371, 2770839, 2966157, 5853324, 11900460, 3579761, 3278040, 4530100, 3094196, 3007632, 2726555, 5041988, 5041991, 2458547, 2458528, 2360947, 2258744, 2240250, 2236205, 2235659, 2111381, 5757794, 5828654, 1862553 & 1862552. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR