lesen
A1#332Hear it
verb
- to readto look at and understand symbols, words, or data
- to readto give off a certain impression while being read; of a text
- to select and gather or harvestgrapes, etc.
Forms
Present
| I | lese |
|---|---|
| you | liest |
| he, she, it | liest |
| we | lesen |
| you (plural) | lest |
| they | lesen |
Preterite
| I | las |
|---|---|
| you | lasest / last |
| he, she, it | las |
| we | lasen |
| you (plural) | last |
| they | lasen |
Subjunctive I
| I | lese |
|---|---|
| you | lesest |
| he, she, it | lese |
| we | lesen |
| you (plural) | leset |
| they | lesen |
Subjunctive II
| I | läse |
|---|---|
| you | läsest / läst |
| he, she, it | läse |
| we | läsen |
| you (plural) | läset / läst |
| they | läsen |
Imperative
| you | lies |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | lest |
Other forms
| infinitive | lesen |
|---|---|
| past participle | gelesen |
| present participle | lesend |
Used in the library
- Hast du überhaupt eine Seite gelesen?Have you read a single page at all?A1Noch einmal, bitte (1) — Once more, please (1) (A1)
- Man kann stundenlang sitzen und Zeitung lesen.You can sit for hours and read the newspaper.A1Kaffee im Wiener Kaffeehaus — Coffee in a Viennese Coffee House
- Hier ist seine Geschichte. Lesen Sie mal.Here's his story. Have a read.A1Der Elternsprechtag — Parents' Day at School
- Bald liest man ihn in der ganzen Welt.Soon people read him all over the world.A1Stefan Zweig und die Welt von Gestern — Stefan Zweig and the World of Yesterday