Signification
To engage in the activity of reading books.
Contexte culturel
Germany has a 'fixed book price' law, meaning books cost the same everywhere, protecting small local bookstores from being undercut by giants. Coffee house culture in Vienna often involves 'Bücher lesen' for hours over a single cup of coffee; it is a socially accepted 'slow' activity. The 'Stiftung Lesen' is a major organization promoting reading as a fundamental right and skill for all children.
Use 'gern'
Always pair 'lesen' with 'gern' to talk about hobbies. 'Ich lese gern' is much more natural than 'Ich mag lesen'.
Watch the 'ie'
Don't forget the 'i' in 'du liest' and 'er liest'. It's a very common spelling mistake.
Signification
To engage in the activity of reading books.
Use 'gern'
Always pair 'lesen' with 'gern' to talk about hobbies. 'Ich lese gern' is much more natural than 'Ich mag lesen'.
Watch the 'ie'
Don't forget the 'i' in 'du liest' and 'er liest'. It's a very common spelling mistake.
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'lesen'.
Du _______ gern Bücher.
The 'du' form of 'lesen' requires the stem change to 'ie'.
Which sentence is correct?
How do you say 'I like reading books'?
In German, 'gern' is an adverb that follows the verb.
Match the German word to its English translation.
Vocabulary Match
Matching basic components of the phrase.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Was ist dein Hobby? B: Mein Hobby ist _________.
After 'Mein Hobby ist...', we use the infinitive form.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesDu _______ gern Bücher.
The 'du' form of 'lesen' requires the stem change to 'ie'.
How do you say 'I like reading books'?
In German, 'gern' is an adverb that follows the verb.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
Matching basic components of the phrase.
A: Was ist dein Hobby? B: Mein Hobby ist _________.
After 'Mein Hobby ist...', we use the infinitive form.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
6 questionsWhen talking about the general hobby, no article is needed. 'Ich lese Bücher.'
'Bücher lesen' is for the general hobby; 'ein Buch lesen' is for reading one specific book.
The Perfekt is 'habe gelesen'. Example: 'Ich habe das Buch gelesen.'
Yes, but you would say 'Zeitschriften lesen'.
'Bücher' is the irregular plural of '{das|n} Buch'.
Yes, it is considered a very prestigious and common hobby.
Expressions liées
Zeitung lesen
similarTo read the newspaper
vorlesen
builds onTo read aloud
durchlesen
specialized formTo read through
