lauten
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯.tən/
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Etymology 1
From Middle High German lūten (“to sound, ring”), from Old High German hlūtēn, from Proto-West Germanic *hlūdēn. Equivalent to Laut + -en. Cognate with Dutch luiden. The general sense was absorbed in Modern German by läuten, originally the factitive of lauten.
Verb
lauten (weak, third-person singular present lautet, past tense lautete, past participle gelautet, auxiliary haben)
- to read (have a certain content or wording)
- Wie lautet Ihre Adresse? ― What is your address?
- Der Brief lautet: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich setze Sie hiermit in Kenntnis, dass...
- The letter reads: Dear Sir or Madam, I hereby notify you that...
- Das Urteil lautete (auf) Freispruch. ― The verdict was an acquittal.
- (obsolete) to sound, ring
Conjugation
infinitive | lauten | ||||
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present participle | lautend | ||||
past participle | gelautet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich laute | wir lauten | i | ich laute | wir lauten |
du lautest | ihr lautet | du lautest | ihr lautet | ||
er lautet | sie lauten | er laute | sie lauten | ||
preterite | ich lautete | wir lauteten | ii | ich lautete1 | wir lauteten1 |
du lautetest | ihr lautetet | du lautetest1 | ihr lautetet1 | ||
er lautete | sie lauteten | er lautete1 | sie lauteten1 | ||
imperative | laut (du) laute (du) |
lautet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
lauten
- inflection of laut:
- strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
- weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
- strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
- strong dative plural
- weak/mixed all-case plural
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