Polyglot Dictionary

lügen

/ˈlyːɡn̩/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
lügt
past
log
perfect
hat gelogen

Meaning

  1. to lie

    Not to be confused with liegen (to lie down/be located), a completely different verb despite the similar look.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

anlügen

Anlügen is lying TO someone specifically; lügen is the general word for lying.

Practice

1 What does lügen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches lügen?

See also

verbirregular

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