verb
to lead, to guide
B1
Means 'to lead' or 'to guide'. Regular weak verb (haben auxiliary) with participle geführt. Non-reflexive and non-separable; no stem-vowel alternation. Uses haben in perfect tense. Common in active and passive (wird geführt). Imperative forms include Führe!, Führt!, Führen Sie!. Often used for leading people, organizations, or directing a route.
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Er führte das Gespräch.
He led the conversation.
Ich führe das Team.
I lead the team.
Die Reiseleiterin führt die Gruppe durch die Stadt.
The tour guide leads the group through the city.
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picture someone holding reins (German 'führen' ~ to hold/lead with reins) guiding a group
sounds like 'few-ren' — imagine a leader giving orders to just a few people
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A general transitive verb used for leading people, groups or abstract things (e.g., 'das Team führen'). Regular weak verb; often used in figurative contexts (führen ein Gespräch, ein Unternehmen führen).