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führen to lead; to carry, to sell

führen is the #183 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to lead; to carry, to sell” and is pronounced /ˈfyːʁən/.

#183frequency rank
0.04%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of führen

FormWhat it isMeaning
führthe/she · presenthe/she leads
führtepastled
geführtpast participleled
habenauxiliary verb
führeninfinitiveto lead
führend-ing formleading
führeI · presentI lead
führenwe · presentwe lead
führeI · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) I lead
führenwe · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) we lead
führstyou · presentyou lead
führtyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) lead
führestyou · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you lead
führetyou (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you (pl.) lead
führenthey · presentthey lead
führehe/she · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) he/she lead
führenthey · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) they lead
führteI · pastI led
führtenwe · pastwe led
führteI · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeI would lead
führtenwe · subjunctive II (would / if) · politewe would lead
führtestyou · pastyou led
führtetyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) led
führtestyou · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou would lead
führtetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou (pl.) would lead
führtehe/she · pasthe/she led
führtenthey · pastthey led
führtehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · politehe/she would lead
führtenthey · subjunctive II (would / if) · politethey would lead
führyou · commandlead!
führeyou · commandlead!
führtyou (pl.) · commandlead! (to several)

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