liest
Translation
reads
Examples
Er liest jeden Tag die Zeitung.
He reads the newspaper every day.
Was liest du da?
What are you reading there?
Sie liest ein E-Book auf ihrem Tablet.
She is reading an e-book on her tablet.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to read sth. Er liest ein Buch.
((about sth.)) to read about sth. Sie liest einen Artikel über Politik.
Similar Words
studieren (to study), buchstabieren (to spell)
Etymology
From Old High German 'lesan' (to gather, collect), as in gathering letters to form words.
Memory Tips
'liest' sounds like the English word 'list'. Imagine you are reading a shopping 'list'.