leiten
See also: Leiten
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German leiten, from Old High German leiten, from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, akin to Old English lǣdan (English lead), Old Saxon lēdian, Old Norse leiða. Cognate with English lead.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editleiten (weak, third-person singular present leitet, past tense leitete, past participle geleitet, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | leiten | ||||
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present participle | leitend | ||||
past participle | geleitet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich leite | wir leiten | i | ich leite | wir leiten |
du leitest | ihr leitet | du leitest | ihr leitet | ||
er leitet | sie leiten | er leite | sie leiten | ||
preterite | ich leitete | wir leiteten | ii | ich leitete1 | wir leiteten1 |
du leitetest | ihr leitetet | du leitetest1 | ihr leitetet1 | ||
er leitete | sie leiteten | er leitete1 | sie leiteten1 | ||
imperative | leit (du) leite (du) |
leitet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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