Translation
to read
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Word origin
From Old High German lesan, originally meaning to gather or pick, as in gathering grapes for wine; the sense narrowed to reading as literacy spread.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- lesan
Grammar
Examples
.
She reads every evening before sleeping.
Comics .
As a child I liked reading comics.
Vertrag , unterschreibst.
Read the contract carefully before you sign.
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Stories
(10)Der Kuchen f眉r Oma
3 min read 路 Core 5000
Der Tag f眉r die Zukunft
3 min read 路 Core 5000
Die Cola-Woche
3 min read 路 Core 5000
Ein Wochenende ohne Internet
3 min read 路 Core 5000
Wo bist du gewesen?
3 min read 路 Core 1000
Das Vorbild mit der Werbung
4 min read 路 Core 5000
Der Brief an mich
4 min read 路 Core 1000
Eine Woche ohne Handy
4 min read 路 Core 5000
Die Stra脽e vor der Schule
5 min read 路 Core 5000
Die T眉r ist offen
5 min read 路 Core 1000
Grammar articles
(7)German Future Tense: werden Plus the Infinitive (and Futur II)
German Imperative: du, ihr, Sie Commands (and sei, seid, seien Sie)
German Irregular Verbs: The Strong Verb Patterns That Repeat
German Relative Pronouns: der, die, das Do a Second Job
German Simple Past (Pr盲teritum): war, hatte and the Written Past
German Verb Conjugation: The One Pattern Under Every Verb
German zu + Infinitive: um zu, ohne zu, statt zu Explained
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 4: Words 531-540.