lesen

A1 Verb frequency rank #357

What lesen means

Verb

to read (to look at and understand symbols, words, or data)
to read (to give off a certain impression while being read; of a text)
to select and gather or harvest (grapes, etc.)

Forms

lesen · liest · las · hat gelesen (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

lesen in a sentence

Wo ist die Zeitschrift, die ich gelesen habe?

Where's the magazine that I was reading?

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lesen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #357 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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