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Lesen

Lesen

See also: lesen and lësen

German

Noun

Lesen n (genitive Lesens, no plural)

  1. gerund of lesen; reading

Declension

Derived terms

lesen

lesen

See also: Lesen and lësen

Galician

Verb

lesen

  1. third-person plural preterite subjunctive of ler

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lesen, from Old High German lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (to gather), from Proto-Indo-European *les-, *leǵ- (to gather).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːzn̩/

Verb

lesen (class 5 strong, third-person singular simple present liest, past tense las, past participle gelesen, past subjunctive läse, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to read (look at and understand symbols, words, or data)
  2. to select and gather or harvest (things like grapes)

Conjugation

Derived terms


German Low German

Alternative forms

  • (western Low Prussian) lësen
  • (eastern Low Prussian) lëse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lesaną. Cognate with German lesen, Dutch lezen.

Verb

lesen (past singular lees, past participle leest or lesen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to read
    Hest du de Daagbläder vunmorgen leest?
    Did you read the newspapers this morning?
  2. (rare, dated, transitive or intransitive) to gather up

Conjugation

See also


Malay

Etymology

English licence

Noun

lesen

  1. licence

Novial

Determiner

lesen

  1. their

Pronoun

lesen

  1. theirs

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