lenken
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German lenken, from Old High German lanca, related to Gelenk. Compare English lank (related to link), Hunsrik lenke.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlenken (weak, third-person singular present lenkt, past tense lenkte, past participle gelenkt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | lenken | ||||
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present participle | lenkend | ||||
past participle | gelenkt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lenke | wir lenken | i | ich lenke | wir lenken |
du lenkst | ihr lenkt | du lenkest | ihr lenket | ||
er lenkt | sie lenken | er lenke | sie lenken | ||
preterite | ich lenkte | wir lenkten | ii | ich lenkte1 | wir lenkten1 |
du lenktest | ihr lenktet | du lenktest1 | ihr lenktet1 | ||
er lenkte | sie lenkten | er lenkte1 | sie lenkten1 | ||
imperative | lenk (du) lenke (du) |
lenkt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editNorwegian Bokmål
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editlenken m or f
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