lesen
to read; verb
English translations
- 01
to read
- 02
reading
Word details
- German meaning
- Geschriebenen Text erfassen und verstehen.
- English meaning
- To read
- Synonym
- studieren, entziffern
- German example
- Ich lese ein Buch.
- English example
- I am reading a book.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich lese du liest er/sie/es ich liest wir lesen ihr leset sie lesen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gelesen du hast gelesen er/sie/es hat gelesen wir haben gelesen ihr habt gelesen sie haben gelesen
- Past
- ich las du lasest er/sie/es las wir lasen ihr last sie lasen
Related words
- lesend
Reading
- lesenswert
worth reading
- nachlesen
To look up means to search for information in a book, encyclopedia, or other reference work to verify something or learn more about it.
- zwischen den Zeilen lesen
Read between the lines
- Lippenlesen
Lip reading
- auserlesen
Exquisite
- Gedankenlesen
Mind reading
- belesen
Well-read
- ablesen
to read
- einlesen
To import
- auslesen
Read out, select
- erlesen
exquisite
- erlesen
exquisite
- die Leviten lesen
to tell someone off, to scold
- verlesen
To read out
- durchlesen
to read through
- Federlesen
Federlesen means to dwell on trivialities or to be unnecessarily fussy.
- handverlesen
hand-picked, carefully selected
- auflesen
to pick up
- anlesen
To skim
- querlesen
To skim
- Kaffeesatzlesen
tasseography
- überlesen
to overlook
- Handlesen
Palmistry
- auserlesen
Exquisite
- zerlesen
Zerlesen means that a book or text has been read so often that it is worn out, damaged, or dilapidated.
- vorlesen
Read aloud
- Zerstreuung
Zerstreuung refers to distraction or entertainment that serves to divert the mind from worries or boredom.
- Maschinensprache
machine language
- Kurzgeschichte
Short story
- Einzelgänger
loner
- Fibel
A primer is a small book that serves as an introduction to reading, often for children.
- Fibel
A primer is a small book that serves as an introduction to reading, often for children.
- Lux
Lux
- Sicherheitsdatenblatt
Safety data sheet
- Typografie
Typography is the art and technique of designing type to make text readable, understandable, and appealing.
- Lesbarkeit
readability
- Fachliteratur
technical literature
- Auslese
Selection
- Abc-Schütze
Beginner at reading and writing
- Review
Review
- Gerundivum
Gerundive
- Substantivierung
Nominalization
- Zwicker
Pince-nez
- Weihnachtsgedicht
Christmas poem
- Eintheilung
Eintheilung is an older spelling of Einteilung and means the division or classification of something into different parts or categories.
- Lese
Reading
- Partizipialkonstruktion
Participial phrase
- Alexie
alexia
Example sentences with “lesen”
Ich lese jeden Abend ein Buch. (I read a book every evening.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'lesen' an irregular verb?
Yes, it is a strong verb. The stem vowel changes in the second and third person singular: 'du liest', 'er/sie/es liest'.