legen
lay
In German, the verb 'legen' is used to express the action of placing or laying something down. It is a regular verb and its conjugation follows the pattern of other regular verbs ending in '-en'. The past participle of 'legen' is 'gelegt', which is used to form the perfect tenses. For example, 'Ich habe das Buch gelegt' means 'I have laid the book'.
Example sentences using: legen
Ich werde das Buch auf den Tisch legen.
I will put the book on the table.
In this sentence, 'legen' has been used to indicate the action of placing something (the book) somewhere (on the table). This is a common usage of 'legen'.
Könnten Sie bitte die Fernbedienung auf den Tisch legen?
Could you please put the remote on the table?
This sentence uses 'legen' in a polite request. It shows another common use of this verb where someone is asked to place something somewhere.
Warum legen Sie Ihre Schlüssel immer auf den Tisch?
Why do you always put your keys on the table?
This phrase uses 'legen' to question a habit (placing the keys on the table). It's showing the use of 'legen' in interrogatory sentences.