German reference
lehnen
to lean
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I lean |
| du | you lean |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it leans |
| wir | we lean |
| ihr | you (plural) lean |
| sie/Sie | they lean; you (formal) lean |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I leaned |
| du | you leaned |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it leaned |
| wir | we leaned |
| ihr | you (plural) leaned |
| sie/Sie | they leaned; you (formal) leaned |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I leaned; I have leaned |
| du | you leaned; you have leaned |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it leaned; he/she/it has leaned |
| wir | we leaned; we have leaned |
| ihr | you (plural) leaned; you (plural) have leaned |
| sie/Sie | they leaned; they have leaned; you (formal) leaned; you (formal) have leaned |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had leaned |
| du | you had leaned |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had leaned |
| wir | we had leaned |
| ihr | you (plural) had leaned |
| sie/Sie | they had leaned; you (formal) had leaned |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will lean |
| du | you will lean |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will lean |
| wir | we will lean |
| ihr | you (plural) will lean |
| sie/Sie | they will lean; you (formal) will lean |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have leaned |
| du | you will have leaned |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have leaned |
| wir | we will have leaned |
| ihr | you (plural) will have leaned |
| sie/Sie | they will have leaned; you (formal) will have leaned |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I lean |
| du | (that) you lean |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it leans |
| wir | (that) we lean |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) lean |
| sie/Sie | (that) they lean; (that) you (formal) lean |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would lean |
| du | you would lean |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would lean |
| wir | we would lean |
| ihr | you (plural) would lean |
| sie/Sie | they would lean; you (formal) would lean |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have leaned |
| du | you would have leaned |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have leaned |
| wir | we would have leaned |
| ihr | you (plural) would have leaned |
| sie/Sie | they would have leaned; you (formal) would have leaned |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would lean |
| du | you would lean |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would lean |
| wir | we would lean |
| ihr | you (plural) would lean |
| sie/Sie | they would lean; you (formal) would lean |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have leaned |
| du | (reportedly) you have leaned |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has leaned |
| wir | (reportedly) we have leaned |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have leaned |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have leaned; (reportedly) you (formal) have leaned |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will lean |
| du | (reportedly) you will lean |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will lean |
| wir | (reportedly) we will lean |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will lean |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will lean; (reportedly) you (formal) will lean |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | lean! |
| ihr | lean! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | lean! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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