Nominal Forms
Infinitive liesen
Past participle gelies
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| ech | liesen |
| du | lies |
| hien;si;hatt;et | liest |
| mir | liesen |
| dir | liest |
| si | liesen |
Preterite
Perfect
| ech | hu gelies |
| du | hues gelies |
| hien;si;hatt;et | huet gelies |
| mir | hu gelies |
| dir | hutt gelies |
| si | hu gelies |
Pluperfect
| ech | hat gelies |
| du | has gelies |
| hien;si;hatt;et | hat gelies |
| mir | hate gelies |
| dir | hat gelies |
| si | hate gelies |
Future I
| ech | wäert liesen |
| du | wäerts liesen |
| hien;si;hatt;et | wäert liesen |
| mir | wäerte liesen |
| dir | wäert liesen |
| si | wäerte liesen |
Future II
| ech | wäert gelies hunn |
| du | wäerts gelies hunn |
| hien;si;hatt;et | wäert gelies hunn |
| mir | wäerte gelies hunn |
| dir | wäert gelies hunn |
| si | wäerte gelies hunn |
Conjunctive
Compound Conjunctive II
| ech | géif liesen |
| du | géifs liesen |
| hien;si;hatt;et | géif liesen |
| mir | géife liesen |
| dir | géift liesen |
| si | géife liesen |
Conjunctive II Perfect
| ech | hätt gelies |
| du | häss gelies |
| hien;si;hatt;et | hätt gelies |
| mir | hätte gelies |
| dir | hätt gelies |
| si | hätte gelies |
Simple Conjunctive II
Translations
read, look at and interpret letters or other information
Etymology
From Middle High German lësen, from Old High German lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather, to collect”). See: Middle High German '
lësen', Old High German 'lesan', Proto-Germanic '
*lesaną'.
Sample Sentences
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Ech kann net liesen ouni Brëll. (I can't read without glasses.)