Conjugation of the German verb leihen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb leihen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| leihen | to borrow | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich leihe | I borrow | |
| du leihst | you borrow | |
| er leiht | he borrows | |
| sie leiht | she borrows | |
| wir leihen | we borrow | |
| ihr leiht | you borrow | |
| sie leihen | they borrow | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lieh | I borrowed | |
| du liehst | you borrowed | |
| er lieh | he borrowed | |
| sie lieh | she borrowed | |
| wir liehen | we borrowed | |
| ihr lieht | you borrowed | |
| sie liehen | they borrowed | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe geliehen | I borrowed | |
| du hast geliehen | you borrowed | |
| er hat geliehen | he borrowed | |
| es hat geliehen | she borrowed | |
| wir haben geliehen | we borrowed | |
| ihr habt geliehen | you borrowed | |
| sie haben geliehen | they borrowed | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte geliehen | I had borrowed | |
| du hattest geliehen | you had borrowed | |
| er hatte geliehen | he had borrowed | |
| es hatte geliehen | she had borrowed | |
| wir hatten geliehen | we had borrowed | |
| ihr hattet geliehen | you had borrowed | |
| sie hatten geliehen | they had borrowed | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde leihen | I will borrow | |
| du wirst leihen | you will borrow | |
| er wird leihen | he will borrow | |
| sie wird leihen | she will borrow | |
| wir werden leihen | we will borrow | |
| ihr werdet leihen | you will borrow | |
| sie werden leihen | they will borrow | |
| Future Perfect / Futur II The German Future Perfect or Futur II is constructed similarly to English, with the present tense of werden (will), the past participle of the verb and the auxiliary verb haben or sein at the end of the clause. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde geliehen haben | I will have borrowed | |
| du wirst geliehen haben | you will have borrowed | |
| er wird geliehen haben | he will have borrowed | |
| es wird geliehen haben | she will have borrowed | |
| wir werden geliehen haben | we will have borrowed | |
| ihr werdet geliehen haben | you will have borrowed | |
| sie werden geliehen haben | they will have borrowed | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde leihen | I would borrow | |
| du würdest leihen | you would borrow | |
| er würde leihen | he would borrow | |
| sie würde leihen | she would borrow | |
| wir würden leihen | we would borrow | |
| ihr würdet leihen | you would borrow | |
| sie würden leihen | they would borrow | |
| Conditional Perfect / Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II The German Conditional Perfect or Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II is constructed with the Konjunktiv II tense of the auxiliary verb haben or sein and the past participle. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hätte geliehen | I would have borrowed | |
| du hättest geliehen | you would have borrowed | |
| er hätte geliehen | he would have borrowed | |
| es hätte geliehen | she would have borrowed | |
| wir hätten geliehen | we would have borrowed | |
| ihr hättet geliehen | you would have borrowed | |
| sie hätten geliehen | they would have borrowed | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich liehe | I would borrow | |
| du liehest | you would borrow | |
| er liehe | he would borrow | |
| sie liehe | she would borrow | |
| wir liehen | we would borrow | |
| ihr liehet | you would borrow | |
| sie liehen | they would borrow | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| leihe | Borrow | |
| leihen wir | Let's borrow | |
| leiht | Borrow | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| leihend | borrowing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geliehen | borrowed | |
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