Sentences with German verb legen

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Present

  • Das legt sich. 
    English It will settle down.
  • Du legst dich besser ins Bett. 
    English You'd better go to bed.
  • Unser Chef legt besonderen Wert auf Pünktlichkeit. 
    English Our boss places special importance on punctuality.
  • Ich lege ein Buch auf den Tisch. 
    English I put a book on the table.
  • Mein Hund legt sich oft auf den Rasen. 
    English My dog often lies down on the grass.
  • Die Henne legt ein Ei. 
    English The hen lays an egg.
  • Sein Nachbar legt Wert auf eine blickdichte Hecke. 
    English His neighbor values an opaque hedge.

Imperfect

  • Der Wind legte sich. 
    English The wind calmed down.
  • Tom legte sich ins kühle Gras. 
    English Tom lay down in the cool grass.
  • Er legte den Kopf auf das Kissen. 
    English He laid his head on the pillow.
  • Griechische Philosophen legten Wert auf Demokratie. 
    English Greek philosophers placed value on democracy.
  • Der Wind legte sich allmählich. 
    English The wind gradually died down.
  • Tom legte seine Stirn in Falten. 
    English Tom furrowed his brow.
  • Ihre Furcht legte sich allmählich. 
    English Her fears gradually quietened down.

Present Subj.

  • Lege dich auf den Bauch. 
    English Lie on your stomach.
  • Lege das Kartenspiel auf den Eichentisch. 
    English Place the deck of cards on the oaken table.

Imperf. Subj.

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Imperative

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Infinitive

  • Alle Eidechsen können Eier legen . 
    English All lizards can lay eggs.
  • Jetzt muss der Installateur nur noch die Kabel legen . 
    English Now the installer just has to lay the cables.

Participle

  • Der Wind hat sich gelegt . 
    English The wind calmed down.
  • Tom hat sich mächtig ins Zeug gelegt . 
    English Tom really put in a lot of effort.
  • Vor der Operation wurde Armin ein Zugang gelegt . 
    English Before the operation, Armin was given access.
  • Die Brände sind wahrscheinlich absichtlich gelegt worden. 
    English The fires have probably been set intentionally.
  • Auf das Grab wurde eine schwere Steinplatte gelegt . 
    English A heavy stone slab was placed on the grave.
  • Sie hatte den Haustürschlüssel auf den Kühlschrank gelegt . 
    English She had placed the front door key on the refrigerator.
  • Die anfängliche Begeisterung hat sich gelegt . 
    English The first flush of enthusiasm has subsided.
  • Nachdem der Hengst gelegt wurde, wurde er als Wallach verkauft. 
    English After the stallion was castrated, he was sold as a gelding.

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Indicative

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  • Das legt sich. 
    English It will settle down.
  • Du legst dich besser ins Bett. 
    English You'd better go to bed.
  • Unser Chef legt besonderen Wert auf Pünktlichkeit. 
    English Our boss places special importance on punctuality.
  • Ich lege ein Buch auf den Tisch. 
    English I put a book on the table.
  • Mein Hund legt sich oft auf den Rasen. 
    English My dog often lies down on the grass.
  • Schmetterlinge legen Eier. 
    English Butterflies lay eggs.
  • Der Wind legte sich. 
    English The wind calmed down.
  • Die Vögel legen Eier. 
    English Birds lay eggs.
  • Tom legte sich ins kühle Gras. 
    English Tom lay down in the cool grass.
  • Er legte den Kopf auf das Kissen. 
    English He laid his head on the pillow.
  • Griechische Philosophen legten Wert auf Demokratie. 
    English Greek philosophers placed value on democracy.
  • Der Wind legte sich allmählich. 
    English The wind gradually died down.
  • Tom legte seine Stirn in Falten. 
    English Tom furrowed his brow.
  • Geckos legen Eier. 
    English Geckos lay eggs.
  • Fette Hennen legen nicht. 
    English Fat hens do not lay.

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Subjunctive

Usage for conjunctive mood Active for legen


  • Lege dich auf den Bauch. 
    English Lie on your stomach.
  • Lege das Kartenspiel auf den Eichentisch. 
    English Place the deck of cards on the oaken table.

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Imperative

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Translation of German legen


German legen
English lay, put, place, set, castrate, cheat, deal the Skat, deposit
Russian класть, положить, выложить, ложиться, укладывать, уложить, кастрировать, кладывать
Spanish colocar, poner, acostar, depositar, tender, echar, instalar, asentar
French poser, mettre, pondre, castrer, cesser, déposer, installer, mouiller
Turkish koymak, döşemek, hadım etmek, yatmak, yerleştirmek, Koymak, hadımlaştırmak, içine koymak
Portuguese colocar, pôr, deitar, instalar, capar, castrar, deitar-se, deixar
Italian posare, mettere, castrare, deporre, porre, abbonacciarsi, appoggiare, attaccare
Romanian așeza, pune, castra, instala, plasa, steriliza
Hungarian fektet, lefektet, letesz, rak, elhelyez, fektetni, helyez, ivartalanít
Polish położyć, kłaść, układać, kłaść na, instalować, kastrować, mijać, minąć
Greek τοποθετώ, θέτω, αφήνω, εγκαθιστώ, ευνουχίζω, ξαπλώνω, στειρώνω, βάζω
Dutch leggen, aanleggen, afflauwen, afleggen, afnemen, castreren, gaan liggen, plaatsen
Czech položit, pokládat, snášet, instalovat, kastrovat, lehat, lehnout si, nést
Swedish lägga, installera, kastrera, lägga sig, placera, sterilisera, värpa
Danish lægge, aflægge, installere, kastrere, lægge sig, løje af
Japanese 置く, 不妊化する, 卵を産む, 去勢する, 引く, 弱まる, 押す, 横にする
Catalan col·locar, posar, capar, castrar, deixar, instal·lar, pondre
Finnish asettaa, laittaa, panna, asentaa, asettua, kastroida, kuohita, käydä pitkäkseen
Norwegian legge, installere, kastrere, plassere
Basque jarri, ipini, antzutu, arrautzak jartzea, ezkutatu, kastratu
Serbian ležati, staviti, kastrirati, odložiti, postaviti, stavljati, uvesti, škopiti
Macedonian постави, инсталирање, кастрира, легни, остави, положи, поставување
Slovenian polagati, kastrirati, ležati, namestiti, nesti, odložiti, položiti, postaviti
Slowakisch položiť, umiestniť, kastrovať, klásť, odložiť, pokladať, vykastrovať
Bosnian ležati, staviti, kastrirati, odložiti, postaviti, stavljati, ugraditi, škopiti
Croatian staviti, ležati, kastrirati, odložiti, postaviti, ugraditi, škopiti
Ukrainian класти, покласти, каструвати, проводити, укладати
Bulgarian поставям, слагам, кастрирам, легна, монтирам, скопя, оставам
Belorussian класці, карткі, кастраваць, класці яйкі, пакласці, укладка
Indonesian bertelur, buang, meletakkan, memasang, membaringkan, mengebiri, menggelar, mensterilkan
Vietnamese đặt, bỏ, lắp đặt, thiến, triệt sản, đặt nằm, đẻ trứng
Uzbek yotqizmoq, hadim qilmoq, qo‘ymoq, sterilizatsiya qilish, tashlamoq, tuxum qo‘ymoq
Hindi अंडे देना, डालना, नसबंदी करना, फेंकना, बधियाना, बिछाना, रखना, लिटाना
Chinese 下蛋, 产卵, 去势, 埋底, 弃牌, 放下, 敷设, 横放
Thai ตอน, ติดตั้ง, ทำหมัน, ทิ้ง, วาง, วางนอน, วางสาย, วางไข่
Korean 거세하다, 깔다, 놓다, 눕히다, 버리다, 산란하다, 알을 낳다, 중성화하다
Azerbaijani atmaq, döşəmək, hadım etmək, qoymaq, qısırlaşdırmaq, uzatmaq, yumurta qoymaq, yumurtlamaq
Georgian გადაყრა, გაყვანა, დაგება, დადება, დაწვენა, კასტრირება, კვერცხის დადება
Bengali খাসি করা, খোজা করা, ডিম দেওয়া, ডিম পাড়া, পাতা, ফেলা, বিছানো, রাখা
Albanian bëj vezë, flak, hedh, instaloj, shtrij, shtroj, sterilizoj, tredh
Marathi टाकणे, अंडी घालणे, अंडी देणे, झोपवणे, ठेवणे, नसबंदी करणे, बधिया करणे, बसवणे
Nepali अण्डा पार्नु, जडान गर्नु, नसबन्दी गर्नु, फाल्नु, बधिया पार्नु, बिछ्याउनु, राख्नु, सुताउनु
Telugu అమర్చు, గుడ్లు పెట్టు, నపుంసకీకరించు, పడుకోబెట్టు, పెట్టు, వంధ్యీకరించు, విసరడం, వేయు
Latvian dēt, ierīkot, izmest, kastrēt, noguldīt, nolikt, vilkt
Tamil அமை, எறி, கிடத்தல், கைவிடு, போடு, முட்டை இடு, வந்தையாக்கு, வைத்தல்
Estonian asetama, kastreerima, munema, paigaldama, pikali panema, steriliseerima, vedama, ära viskama
Armenian անցկացնել, դեն նետել, դնել, կաստրացնել, ձու ածել, պառկեցնել, տեղադրել
Kurdish danîn, avêtin, hadim kirin, hêk dan, saz kirin, sterîlîzekirin, xistin
Hebrewלהניח، לשים، לְהַנִּיחַ، לָשִׂים، למקם، לסרס، לעקר
Arabicوضع، إسقاط، يضع، تركيب، خصى، عقّم، مد
Persianقرار دادن، گذاشتن، عقیم کردن، نصب کردن، اخته کردن، بحالت خوابیده گذاشتن، تخم گذاشتن، تخم گذاشتن مرغ
Urduرکھنا، انڈے دینا، بچھانا، خصی کرنا، لٹکانا، لگانا، ڈالنا

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Meanings and synonyms of legen

  • etwas in horizontale Lage bringen oder in horizontaler Lage in eine Position bringen
  • Eier hervorbringen, laichen
  • verlegen, Leitungen anbringen, verlegen
  • Karten in den Skat ablegen, drücken, drücken, quetschen
  • kastrieren, wallachen
  • ...

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* Synonyms come partly from OpenThesaurus (openthesaurus.de) and may have been changed afterwards. They are freely available under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) license: legen

* Sentences from the Wiktionary (de.wiktionary.org) are freely available under the license CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.de). Some of them were changed. The authors of the sentences can be looked up via: 132452, 26465, 2820, 26465, 137737, 24718, 571787, 26465

* Sentences by Tatoeba (tatoeba.org) are freely available under the CC BY 2.0 FR (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/fr/). Some of them were changed. The authors of the sentences can be looked up via: 973582, 7428378, 6036566, 949495, 1224831, 3519356, 6976554, 957647, 727385, 463807, 5849561, 463827, 914189, 339, 8808383, 1196697, 6629870, 915474, 4114290, 9849132, 792832, 5402647, 1943637

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