lesen
From Middle High German lesen, from Old High German lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”). Cognate with English lease (“to gather”) , cognate with Dutch lezen (“to read”).
lesen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liest, past tense las, past participle gelesen, past subjunctive läse, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | lesen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | lesend | ||||
| past participle | gelesen | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich lese | wir lesen | i | ich lese | wir lesen |
| du liest | ihr lest | du lesest | ihr leset | ||
| er liest | sie lesen | er lese | sie lesen | ||
| preterite | ich las | wir lasen | ii | ich läse1 | wir läsen1 |
| du lasest du last |
ihr last | du läsest1 du läst1 |
ihr läset1 ihr läst1 | ||
| er las | sie lasen | er läse1 | sie läsen1 | ||
| imperative | lies (du) | lest (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
From Proto-Germanic *lesaną.
Cognate with Dutch Low Saxon leazn, lezen; Plautdietsch läsen; German lesen; Dutch lezen.
lesen (past singular lees, past participle leest or lesen, auxiliary verb hebben)
| infinitive | lesen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | lees | lees |
| 2nd person singular | leess(t) | leess(t) |
| 3rd person singular | lees(t) | lees |
| plural | leest, leesen | lesen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | lees(e) | |
| plural | leest | |
| participle | present | past |
| lesen | (e)leest, geleest | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
| infinitive | lesen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | lees | lees |
| 2nd person singular | liss(t) | leess(t) |
| 3rd person singular | lis(t) | lees |
| plural | leest, leesen | lesen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | lees | |
| plural | leest | |
| participle | present | past |
| lesen | (e)lesen, gelesen | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
lesen
Borrowed from English licence.
lesen (Jawi spelling ليسين, plural lesen-lesen, informal 1st possessive lesenku, 2nd possessive lesenmu, 3rd possessive lesennya)
From Old Dutch lesan, from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”).
lēsen
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
lesen (neuter lese, definite singular and plural lesne)