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spielen to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment); to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.)

spielen is the #128 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment); to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.)” and is pronounced /ˈʃpiːlən/.

#128frequency rank
0.08%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of spielen

FormWhat it isMeaning
spielthe/she · presenthe/she plays
spieltepastplayed
gespieltpast participleplayed
habenauxiliary verb
spieleninfinitiveto play
spielend-ing formplaying
spieleI · presentI play
spielenwe · presentwe play
spieleI · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) I play
spielenwe · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) we play
spielstyou · presentyou play
spieltyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) play
spielestyou · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you play
spieletyou (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you (pl.) play
spielenthey · presentthey play
spielehe/she · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) he/she play
spielenthey · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) they play
spielteI · pastI played
spieltenwe · pastwe played
spielteI · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeI would play
spieltenwe · subjunctive II (would / if) · politewe would play
spieltestyou · pastyou played
spieltetyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) played
spieltestyou · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou would play
spieltetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou (pl.) would play
spieltehe/she · pasthe/she played
spieltenthey · pastthey played
spieltehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · politehe/she would play
spieltenthey · subjunctive II (would / if) · politethey would play
spielyou · commandplay!
spieleyou · commandplay!
spieltyou (pl.) · commandplay! (to several)

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