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Verb 61 of 100 · Irregular · Perfekt with sein

Laufen conjugation.

laufen means “run”, “walk” or “work (function)”.

läuft · lief · ist gelaufen

The present, the Präteritum and the Perfekt in the third person. The chart has all six persons.

laufenrun; walk; work (function)
PersonPresentPräteritumPerfekt
ichlaufeliefbin gelaufen
duläufstliefstbist gelaufen
er/sie/esläuftliefist gelaufen
wirlaufenliefensind gelaufen
ihrlauftlieftseid gelaufen
sie/Sielaufenliefensind gelaufen

In sentences

Laufen in use.

The 3 sentences the course uses for laufen, each with its recording.

  • Erst gehen, dann laufen.

    Before you run you must learn to walk.

  • Sie läuft jeden Morgen im Park.

    She runs in the park every morning.

  • Der Motor läuft nicht.

    The engine isn't running.

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The forms and sentences come from the Wortplay course. Its vocabulary draws on the Ding dictionary and on frequency data from wordfreq; audio is generated German speech. About the sources.