German

Laufen

Noun

Laufen n ‎(genitive Laufens, no plural)

1. (sports) gerund of laufen: "running"

Declension

German

Verb

laufen ‎(class 7 strong, third-person singular simple present läuft, past tense lief, past participle gelaufen, past subjunctive liefe, auxiliary sein)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)

   Wir können mit dem Bus fahren oder laufen. — We could take the bus or walk.

   Lasst uns etwas schneller laufen. — Let's move a little faster.

   Joggen bedeutet entspannter aber auch bewusster zu laufen. — Jogging means to run in a less exhausting but more conscious way.

2. (intransitive, of a fluid) to flow; to leak; to run
3. (intransitive, of an event) to be in progress; to run

   Das Projekt läuft erfolgreich. — The project is progressing successfully.

4. (intransitive, computing) to run, to execute (a program)

   Das Programm läuft einwandfrei. — The program runs flawlessly.

5. (intransitive, of an event) to be in order; to work; to function

   Alles läuft wie es soll. — Everything works just fine.

6. (intransitive, of time) to pass; to flow

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