No. 3,049 in German
betreten
To enter or step into.
In a sentence
Ich betrete den Raum.
I enter the room.
The verb 'betreten' is used here to express the act of entering a specific place.
Bitte nicht die Grünfläche betreten.
Please do not step on the green area.
In this command, 'betreten' is employed to indicate the act of stepping onto or physically accessing the green area.
Er hatte das Gebäude ohne Erlaubnis betreten.
He had entered the building without permission.
In this sentence, 'betreten' conveys the act of accessing a location, in this case, the building.
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