lê – Afrikaans verb conjugation

Afrikaans verb forms of lê

Inflected Forms

Infinitivelê
Presentlê
Pasthet gelê
Futuresal lê
Conditionalsou lê
Imperativelê
Present participlelêend
Past participlegelê

Note!

  • Verbs don't inflect in person or number.
  • The past tense is formed with auxiliary 'het' with all verbs except wees and hê.

Verbs conjugated like lê

aandoen, aandui, aangee, aangry, aanhaal, aanhou, aankom, aankweek, aanmoedig, aanneem, aanpak, aanpas, aanraai, aansien, aansit, aanskakel, aansluit, aansteek, aanstel, aantas, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Translations

  • lie, be in horizontal position
  • set, to put something down

    • Etymology

    From a merger of Dutch leggen (“to lay”) and liggen (“to lie”). Formally, the forms with -ê- are from leggen, while the alternative present participle is from liggen (as is the lexicalised past participle geleë). See: Dutch 'leggen'.

    Cognates

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    Sample Sentences

    • Hy lê op die bed. (He's lying on the bed.)
    • Hy lê sy tas op die bed. (He lays his bag on the bed.)