lehnen

/ˈleːnən/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
lehnt
past
lehnte
perfect
hat gelehnt

Meaning

  1. to lean

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

neigen

Neigen is to incline or tilt something, or to tend toward something; lehnen is to lean, physically.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

encostar

encostar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to lean."

Practice

1 What does lehnen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ sich gegen die Wand.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lehnen?

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