laufen
to run, walk
- Past (Präteritum)
- lief
- Past participle
- gelaufen (sein)
*du läufst, er läuft*. Regional: *laufen* = walk (south) vs run (north). Machines: *Der Motor läuft.* Nose: *Die Nase läuft.* *Es läuft gut.*
Conjugation
Present
- läuft
- present, singular, third-person
- laufe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- laufen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- läufst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- lauft
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
- lauf
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- lief
- first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person
- liefen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- liefst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- lieft
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- laufe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- laufen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- laufest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- laufet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- liefe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- liefen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- liefest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- liefst
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- liefet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- lieft
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sei gelaufen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- seien gelaufen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seist gelaufen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest gelaufen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiet gelaufen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäre gelaufen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wären gelaufen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wärst gelaufen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest gelaufen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärt gelaufen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret gelaufen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde laufen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden laufen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest laufen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet laufen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde laufen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden laufen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest laufen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet laufen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gelaufen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- lauf
- imperative, second-person, singular
- laufe
- imperative, second-person, singular
- lauft
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gelaufen
- participle, past
- laufend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- laufen
- infinitive
Other
- bin gelaufen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- sind gelaufen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- bist gelaufen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- seid gelaufen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- ist gelaufen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- war gelaufen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- waren gelaufen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- warst gelaufen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- wart gelaufen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- laufen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde laufen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden laufen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst laufen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet laufen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird laufen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gelaufen sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gelaufen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gelaufen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gelaufen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gelaufen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gelaufen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Läufer
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong
- Laufen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
Prefixed forms (7)
- weglaufen (separable)
to run away
Der Hund lief weg. — The dog ran away.
- mitlaufen (separable)
to run along
Läufst du beim Marathon mit? — Will you run in the marathon?
- ablaufen (separable)
to expire; to go / proceed
Mein Pass läuft bald ab. — My passport expires soon.
- auflaufen (separable)
to run aground; to accumulate
Das Schiff lief auf Grund auf. — The ship ran aground.
- auslaufen (separable)
to leak; to expire; to sail out
Der Vertrag läuft aus. — The contract expires.
- belaufen (inseparable)
to amount to
Die Kosten belaufen sich auf 100 Euro. — The costs amount to 100 euros.
- verlaufen (inseparable)
to get lost; to go (event)
Wir haben uns im Wald verlaufen. — We got lost in the forest.