leugnen
to deny
- Past (Präteritum)
- leugnete
- Past participle
- geleugnet (haben)
Regular weak verb using haben. It describes the act of refusing to accept or admit the truth of a statement or the existence of a fact, frequently seen in legal or argumentative contexts. The verb is often paired with accusative objects or 'dass'-clauses to specify what is being refuted. It is structurally distinct from the adjective verleugnet, which describes something that has been disowned or betrayed.
Conjugation
Present
- leugnet
- present, singular, third-person
- leugne
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- leugnen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- leugnest
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- leugnete
- past
- leugneten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- leugnetest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- leugnetet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- leugne
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- leugnen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- leugnest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- leugnet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- leugnete
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- leugneten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- leugnetest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- leugnetet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe geleugnet
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben geleugnet
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest geleugnet
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet geleugnet
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte geleugnet
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten geleugnet
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest geleugnet
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet geleugnet
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde leugnen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden leugnen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest leugnen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet leugnen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde leugnen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden leugnen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest leugnen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet leugnen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geleugnet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geleugnet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geleugnet haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geleugnet haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde geleugnet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden geleugnet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- leugne
- imperative, second-person, singular
- leugnet
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geleugnet
- participle, past
- leugnend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- leugnen
- infinitive
Other
- habe geleugnet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben geleugnet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast geleugnet
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt geleugnet
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat geleugnet
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte geleugnet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten geleugnet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest geleugnet
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet geleugnet
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- leugnen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde leugnen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden leugnen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst leugnen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet leugnen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird leugnen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geleugnet haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geleugnet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geleugnet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geleugnet haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geleugnet haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geleugnet haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- läugnen
- alternative, obsolete