lieben
to love
- Past (Präteritum)
- liebte
- Past participle
- geliebt (haben)
Stronger than *gern haben*. *Ich liebe dich.* *Liebe auf den ersten Blick.* Adjective *verliebt*. *Lieber...* (= would rather) is comparative of *lieb*, unrelated conjugation.
Conjugation
Present
- liebt
- present, singular, third-person
- liebe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- lieben
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- liebst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- lieb
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- liebte
- past
- liebten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- liebtest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- liebtet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- liebe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- lieben
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- liebest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- liebet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- liebte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- liebten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- liebtest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- liebtet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe geliebt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben geliebt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest geliebt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet geliebt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte geliebt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten geliebt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest geliebt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet geliebt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde lieben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden lieben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest lieben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet lieben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde lieben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden lieben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest lieben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet lieben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geliebt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geliebt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geliebt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geliebt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde geliebt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden geliebt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- lieb
- imperative, second-person, singular
- liebe
- imperative, second-person, singular
- liebt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geliebt
- participle, past
- liebend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- lieben
- infinitive
Other
- habe geliebt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben geliebt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast geliebt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt geliebt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat geliebt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte geliebt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten geliebt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest geliebt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet geliebt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- lieben werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde lieben
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden lieben
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst lieben
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet lieben
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird lieben
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geliebt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geliebt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geliebt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geliebt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geliebt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geliebt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Lieben
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
Prefixed forms (3)
- belieben (inseparable)
(different verb) to please / deem
Wie es Ihnen beliebt. — As you please.
- verlieben (inseparable)
to fall in love
Er verliebte sich in sie. — He fell in love with her.
- liebäugeln (inseparable)
to flirt with an idea
Er liebäugelt mit dem Angebot. — He's toying with the offer.