Before you start
Meet verleihen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (transitive) to award (someone an honor, a medal, etc); to confer (a title or degree upon someone)
- (transitive) to lend (something to someone, for a finite period of time)
- (transitive) to vest (a power in someone), to give (a right to someone)
- (transitive) to give (an attribute to something)
Forms
How verleihen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verleihe | verlieh |
| du | verleihst | verliehst |
| er/sie/es | verleiht | verlieh |
| wir | verleihen | verliehen |
| ihr | verleiht | verlieht |
| Sie | verleihen | verliehen |
Partizip II verliehen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Bank verleiht Geld.The bank lends money.Present tense, lending
- 2Die Stadt hat den Preis verliehen.The city awarded the prize.Perfekt, awarding
- 3Der Mann kann mir sein Rad verleihen.The man can lend me his bike.Modal verb, lending