Liest Meaning in English
word · lemma: read
ˈɹɛd/, /ˈɹid
RED, REED
ˈlaɪɪst
LYE-ist
Definition
The third person singular present tense of 'read' in German, meaning 'he/she/it reads.' Used when talking about someone else reading now.
Usage & Nuances
Used only in German; for English, use 'reads' for 'he/she/it'. For other persons, German uses different forms. Do not confuse with the English past tense 'read' (pronounced 'red').
Spanish: leesPortuguese (BR): lêPortuguese (PT): lêChinese (Simplified): 读Chinese (Traditional): 讀Hindi: पढ़ता है - पढ़ती हैArabic: يقرأBengali: liest (জার্মান ক্রিয়া, 'পড়ে' - সে/তুমি/এটি পড়ে)Russian: liest (немецкий глагол, 'читает')Japanese: liest（ドイツ語の三人称単数現在「読む」）Vietnamese: liest (động từ tiếng Đức, 'đọc' – ngôi thứ ba số ít hiện tại)Korean: liest (독일어 동사, '읽는다' – 3인칭 단수 현재형)Turkish: liest (Almanca fiil, 'okur' – üçüncü tekil şahıs)Urdu: liest (جرمن فعل، ’پڑھتا ہے/پڑھتی ہے‘ — تیسرا واحد)Indonesian: liest (kata kerja Jerman, 'membaca' – orang ketiga tunggal)
Example Sentences
He liest a book every night.
basic
She liest the newspaper at breakfast.
basic
Tom liest quietly in his room.
basic
Whenever she's bored, she liest something interesting online.
natural
My dad liest the news on his phone every morning before work.
natural
If Ben liest, he doesn't notice anything around him.
natural