Before you start
Meet legen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 5 meanings
- (transitive) causative of liegen: to lay; to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it afterwards lies
- (reflexive) to lie down
- (animal husbandry) to castrate
- (colloquial, especially video games) to slay, to defeat
- (colloquial, impersonal) to cause great amusement, to make someone collapse in laughter, to kill, to slay
Forms
How legen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | lege | legte |
| du | legst | legtest |
| er/sie/es | legt | legte |
| wir | legen | legten |
| ihr | legt | legtet |
| Sie | legen | legten |
Partizip II gelegt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch.I put the book on the table.present main clause
- 2Sie hat das Geld für den Urlaub in einen Umschlag gelegt.She put the money aside for the holiday.Perfekt
- 3Wenn du dich ins Bett legst, schläfst du schnell ein.If you lie down in bed, you'll fall asleep quickly.reflexive use
Verb family
Separable verbs built on legen
Add a prefix to legen and the meaning changes.