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No. 8,929 in German

las

"Las" is the first-person singular preterite form of "lesen," meaning "I read" (past tense).

In a sentence

  • Ich las gestern ein interessantes Buch.

    I read an interesting book yesterday.

    'Las' is the first person singular past tense of 'lesen', meaning 'to read'.

  • Las die Zeitung und informiere dich über die aktuellen Ereignisse.

    Read the newspaper and inform yourself about the current events.

    'Las' in this sentence serves as the second person singular imperative form of 'lesen', meaning 'to read'.

  • Was las er in dem Brief, der ihm geschickt wurde?

    What did he read in the letter that was sent to him?

    Here, 'las' is the third person singular past tense of 'lesen', indicating the action of reading performed by 'he' in the past.

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