lezen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lēsen (“to collect, gather, read”), from Old Dutch *lesan (“to gather, read”), from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”). Cognate with Old Saxon lesan (“to read”), German lesen (“to read”), English lease (“to gather, glean”), Icelandic lesa (“to read”). More at lease.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːzən

• IPA: /ˈleː.zə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: le‧zen

Verb

lezen

1. to read

   Ik lees graag boeken.

   I like to read books.

   Hij kwam binnen en begon zijn nieuwe boek te lezen.

   He came in and started to read his new book.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lezen (strong class 5)

infinitive	lezen
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	lees	las
2nd person singular	leest	las
2nd person sing. (gij)	leest	laast
3rd person singular	leest	las
plural	lezen	lazen
subjunctive sing.1	leze	laze
subjunctive plur.1	lezen	lazen
imperative sing.	lees
imperative plur.1	leest
participles	lezend	(hebben) gelezen
1)Archaic.

Derived terms

belezen leesbaar liplezen voorlezen