Lay, put - Legen (The 352nd Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Lay, put is Legen. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 352nd most common word in German. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, activities & movements, communication. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: lay, put

German: legen

Examples


Put your gun down.	Legen Sie die Waffe nieder
Tell me where to put these books.	Sag mir, wohin ich diese Bücher legen soll.
Put the book back where it was.	Legen Sie das Buch wieder an seinen Platz.
Put the money in the bank.	Legen Sie das Geld auf die Bank.
Put some ice on your left leg.	Legen Sie etwas Eis auf Ihren linken Fuß.
Don't put words in my mouth that I haven't said.	Legen Sie mir keine Worte in den Mund, die ich nicht gesagt habe.
Put this package aside.	Legen Sie dieses Paket beiseite.
We have to put the piano on its side in order to get it in.	Wir müssen das Klavier auf die Seite legen, um es hineinzubringen.

Please put your baggage on this scale.	Bitte legen Sie Ihr Gepäck auf diese Waage.
Put the book on the bottom shelf.	Legen Sie das Buch auf die untere Ablage.
Birds lay eggs.	Die Vögel legen Eier.
Fat hens lay few eggs.	Dicke Hennen legen keine Eier.
All lizards can lay eggs.	Alle Eidechsen können Eier legen.
Put the gun down.	Legen Sie die Waffe nieder
Lay this aside for me.	Legen Sie das für mich zurück.
These geese lay golden eggs.	Diese Gänse legen goldene Eier.
Do alligators lay eggs	Legen Alligatoren Eier
Turtles lay eggs.	Schildkröten legen Eier.
Flies lay eggs.	Fliegen legen Eier.
Butterflies lay eggs.	Schmetterlinge legen Eier.
Which animals lay eggs	Welche Tiere legen Eier