Before you start
Meet lehnen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 3 meanings
- (intransitive or reflexive) to lean
- (transitive) to lean something
- (archaic) to lend, borrow
Forms
How lehnen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | lehne | lehnte |
| du | lehnst | lehntest |
| er/sie/es | lehnt | lehnte |
| wir | lehnen | lehnten |
| ihr | lehnt | lehntet |
| Sie | lehnen | lehnten |
Partizip II gelehnt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Stuhl lehnt an der Wand.The chair is leaning against the wall.present main clause
- 2Das Fahrrad hat am Haus gelehnt.The bicycle leaned against the house.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass das Bild an der Wand lehnt.I see that the picture is leaning against the wall.verb at the end after dass
Verb family
Separable verbs built on lehnen
Add a prefix to lehnen and the meaning changes.