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lesen

to readIrregularA1Stem change: e→ie
lesen – Present
PersonForm
ichIlese
duyou (informal)liest (stem-changing form)
er/sie/eshe / she / itliest (stem-changing form)
wirwelesen
ihryou (plural)lest
sie/Siethey / you (formal)lesen

✱ stem-changing form

Good to know

The du and er/sie/es forms change the vowel (e→ie). Perfekt with haben: hat gelesen.

Example

Er liest ein Buch.

He reads a book.