legen
to lay, put (flat)
- Past (Präteritum)
- legte
- Past participle
- gelegt (haben)
Causative of *liegen*: *legen + Akk*. Reflexive *sich legen* (wind subsides, dust settles): *Der Wind legte sich.* *Wert legen auf* + Akk.
Conjugation
Present
- leg
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
- legt
- present, singular, third-person
- lege
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- legen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- legst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- legte
- past
- legten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- legtest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- legtet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- leg
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, singular, subjunctive-i
- lege
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- legen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- legest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- leget
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- legte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- legten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- legtest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- legtet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gelegt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gelegt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gelegt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gelegt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gelegt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gelegt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gelegt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gelegt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde legen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden legen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest legen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet legen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde legen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden legen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest legen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet legen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gelegt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gelegt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gelegt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gelegt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gelegt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- leg
- form-of, imperative, singular
- lege
- imperative, second-person, singular
- legt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- legend
- form-of, participle, present
- gelegt
- participle, past
Infinitive
- legen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gelegt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gelegt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gelegt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gelegt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gelegt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gelegt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gelegt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gelegt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gelegt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- legen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde legen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden legen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst legen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet legen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird legen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gelegt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gelegt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gelegt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gelegt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gelegt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gelegt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Legen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
- Leger
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong
Prefixed forms (8)
- ablegen (separable)
to take off; to take (exam)
Er legte die Prüfung ab. — He took the exam.
- anlegen (separable)
to create / invest / dock
Sie legte Geld an. — She invested money.
- auflegen (separable)
to hang up (phone); to release (music)
Leg bitte nicht auf! — Please don't hang up!
- auslegen (separable)
to display; to interpret
Er legte die Regeln großzügig aus. — He interpreted the rules generously.
- beilegen (separable)
to enclose
Ich lege dem Brief ein Foto bei. — I'll enclose a photo with the letter.
- festlegen (separable)
to fix / determine
Wir legen den Termin fest. — We fix the date.
- überlegen (inseparable)
sep. *überlegen* (to lay over) vs insep. *überlegen* (to consider) + adjective *überlegen* (superior)
Überleg dir das gut. — Think that over well.
- zerlegen (inseparable)
to dismantle
Er zerlegte das Gerät. — He dismantled the device.