to lease
leasen – leaste – hat geleast
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to lease
To use something, especially a vehicle or technical equipment, for a set period in exchange for regular payments, without initially buying it.
Wir leasen einen neuen Firmenwagen für drei Jahre.
We are leasing a new company car for three years.
| ich | lease |
|---|---|
| du | least |
| er/sie/es | least |
| wir | leasen |
| ihr | least |
| sie | leasen |
| ich | leaste |
|---|---|
| du | leastest |
| er/sie/es | leaste |
| wir | leasten |
| ihr | leastet |
| sie | leasten |
| ich | habe geleast habe geleased |
|---|---|
| du | hast geleast hast geleased |
| er/sie/es | hat geleast hat geleased |
| wir | haben geleast haben geleased |
| ihr | habt geleast habt geleased |
| sie | haben geleast haben geleased |
| du | lease! leas! |
|---|---|
| ihr | least! |
| Sie | leasen Sie! |
| ich | hatte geleast hatte geleased |
|---|---|
| du | hattest geleast hattest geleased |
| er/sie/es | hatte geleast hatte geleased |
| wir | hatten geleast hatten geleased |
| ihr | hattet geleast hattet geleased |
| sie | hatten geleast hatten geleased |
| ich | werde leasen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst leasen |
| er/sie/es | wird leasen |
| wir | werden leasen |
| ihr | werdet leasen |
| sie | werden leasen |
| ich | lease |
|---|---|
| du | leasest |
| er/sie/es | lease |
| wir | leasen |
| ihr | leaset |
| sie | leasen |
Used for reported speech.
| ich | leaste |
|---|---|
| du | leastest |
| er/sie/es | leaste |
| wir | leasten |
| ihr | leastet |
| sie | leasten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
| infinitive | leasen |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu leasen |
| present participle | leasend |
| past participle | geleast |
'Leasen' (to lease) is normally used with an accusative object. The duration is often stated with 'für' (for) and a time expression.
Das Unternehmen least mehrere Dienstwagen für jeweils vier Jahre.
The company is leasing several company cars for four years each.
Typical objects of 'leasen' (to lease) are vehicles, company cars, machines, and technical devices. The verb is especially common in business or commercial contexts.
Viele Selbstständige leasen einen Firmenwagen für ihre Arbeit.
Many self-employed people lease a company car for their work.
'Leasen' (to lease) occurs especially often in offers, contracts, and conversations about financing or equipment. A lease term or monthly payment is often mentioned as well.
Wir leasen die neue Druckmaschine über einen Zeitraum von fünf Jahren.
We are leasing the new printing machine for a period of five years.
