lehren
to teach
- Past (Präteritum)
- lehrte
- Past participle
- gelehrt (haben)
Formal/literary; everyday word is *unterrichten* or *beibringen*. Takes double accusative (old style): *Er lehrt mich Deutsch.* (*lehren + Akk person + Akk thing*). *Das wird dich lehren!* (= That'll teach you!).
Conjugation
Present
- lehrt
- present, singular, third-person
- lehre
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- lehren
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- lehrst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- lehr
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- lehrte
- past
- lehrten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- lehrtest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- lehrtet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- lehre
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- lehren
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- lehrest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- lehret
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- lehrte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- lehrten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- lehrtest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- lehrtet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gelehrt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gelehrt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gelehrt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gelehrt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gelehrt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gelehrt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gelehrt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gelehrt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde lehren
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden lehren
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest lehren
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet lehren
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde lehren
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden lehren
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest lehren
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet lehren
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gelehrt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gelehrt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gelehrt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gelehrt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gelehrt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gelehrt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- lehr
- imperative, second-person, singular
- lehre
- imperative, second-person, singular
- lehrt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gelehrt
- participle, past
- lehrend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- lehren
- infinitive
Other
- Lehrer
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong
- habe gelehrt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gelehrt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gelehrt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gelehrt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gelehrt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gelehrt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gelehrt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gelehrt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gelehrt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- lehren werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde lehren
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden lehren
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst lehren
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet lehren
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird lehren
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gelehrt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gelehrt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gelehrt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gelehrt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gelehrt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gelehrt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
Prefixed forms (1)
- belehren (inseparable)
to instruct / lecture (often patronizing)
Belehr mich nicht! — Don't lecture me!