Konjugation von lesen The German verb lesen translates as “to read”. It is irregular: some of its forms don't follow the default pattern. It is one of the 25 most frequent verbs in this collection.
How to conjugate lesen In the Präsens , lesen runs: ich lese, du liest, er/sie/es liest, wir lesen, ihr lest, sie/Sie lesen. Note the irregular changes: they don't come from the regular endings, so drill each person separately.
lesen in a sentence In a sentence, lesen looks like this: Ich lese ein Buch. (“I read a book.”). The example shows the context the form turns up in.
Tenses and CEFR levels This page lists 10 tenses and moods of lesen , grouped by CEFR level. The Präsens (A1) is free to practise in Verboteca; Premium opens every tense and mood up to the advanced levels.
FAQ What does “lesen” mean in German? lesen means “to read”.
Is lesen regular or irregular? lesen is an irregular German verb: some of its forms don't follow the regular pattern.
How do you conjugate lesen in the Präsens? ich lese, du liest, er/sie/es liest, wir lesen, ihr lest, sie/Sie lesen.
Conjugation tables A1 — Beginner ich lese du liest er/sie/es liest wir lesen ihr lest sie/Sie lesen
Ich lese ein Buch. · I read a book.
ich habe gelesen du hast gelesen er/sie/es hat gelesen wir haben gelesen ihr habt gelesen sie/Sie haben gelesen
Ich habe ein Buch gelesen. · I read a book.
A2 — Elementary ich las du lasest er/sie/es las wir lasen ihr last sie/Sie lasen
Ich las ein Buch. · I read a book.
du lies! wir lesen wir! ihr lest! sie/Sie lesen Sie!
Lies ein Buch! · Read a book!
ich werde lesen du wirst lesen er/sie/es wird lesen wir werden lesen ihr werdet lesen sie/Sie werden lesen
Ich werde ein Buch lesen. · I will read a book.
B1 — Intermediate ich hatte gelesen du hattest gelesen er/sie/es hatte gelesen wir hatten gelesen ihr hattet gelesen sie/Sie hatten gelesen
Ich hatte ein Buch gelesen. · I had read a book.
ich läse du läsest er/sie/es läse wir läsen ihr läset sie/Sie läsen
Ich läse ein Buch. · I would read a book.
ich hätte gelesen du hättest gelesen er/sie/es hätte gelesen wir hätten gelesen ihr hättet gelesen sie/Sie hätten gelesen
Ich hätte ein Buch gelesen. · I would have read a book.
B2 — Upper Intermediate ich lese du lesest er/sie/es lese wir lesen ihr leset sie/Sie lesen
Ich lese ein Buch. · I read a book.
ich werde gelesen haben du wirst gelesen haben er/sie/es wird gelesen haben wir werden gelesen haben ihr werdet gelesen haben sie/Sie werden gelesen haben
Ich werde ein Buch gelesen haben. · I will have read a book.
Memorize every form of "lesen" Verboteca turns each form into a card and brings it back at a growing interval as you keep getting it right.
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