# muten

muten is a German verb meaning “desire”. Forms: mutet, mutete, hat gemutet.

## Forms

- Present (er/sie/es): mutet
- Simple past: mutete
- Perfect: hat gemutet

## Verb

1. _archaic_ to desire, to demand, to set one's mind on something
2. _jargon · transitive_ to dowse (with a divining rod)
3. _transitive_ to apply for a mining concession

## Verb

1. to mute
   - Ich hab ihn gemutet, aber der Rotz kommt durch. — I muted him, but the crap gets through.

## Examples

- Die Idee mutete zunächst absurd an. — At first, the idea seemed absurd.
- Toms Haus mutet wie ein mittelalterliches Schloss an. — Tom's house looks like a medieval castle.
- Tom mutet einsam an. — Tom looked lonely.
- Vom Himmel aus gesehen, mutete der Fluss wie eine gewaltige Schlange an. — Seen from the sky, the river looked like a huge snake.

## Conjugation

### Infinitiv & Partizip

- Partizip II: gemutet
- Hilfsverb: haben

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