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Frida legt zum ersten Mal Geld in einem Fonds an und ist ein bisschen aufgeregt. Frida is investing money in a fund for the first time and is a little nervous.

verb · B2

anlegen

[ˈanˌleːɡn̩]

to invest

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Synonyms
investieren

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Grammar

Present
er/sie/es legt an What happens now or usually.
Simple past (Präteritum)
er/sie/es legte an The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
Perfect (Perfekt)
er/sie/es hat angelegt The past in conversation. Verbs of movement or change take "ist", most others "hat".

Conjugation

The verb in every person; under each table, when German uses it.

Indikativ
Person Präsens Präteritum Perfekt
ich lege anlegte anhabe angelegt
du legst anlegtest anhast angelegt
er/sie/es legt anlegte anhat angelegt
wir legen anlegten anhaben angelegt
ihr legt anlegtet anhabt angelegt
sie/Sie legen anlegten anhaben angelegt
Präsens
What happens now or usually; with a time word also the future.
Präteritum
The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
Perfekt
The past in conversation.
More Tenses and Moods
Indikativ
Person Plusquamperfekt Futur I Futur II
ich hatte angelegtwerde anlegenwerde angelegt haben
du hattest angelegtwirst anlegenwirst angelegt haben
er/sie/es hatte angelegtwird anlegenwird angelegt haben
wir hatten angelegtwerden anlegenwerden angelegt haben
ihr hattet angelegtwerdet anlegenwerdet angelegt haben
sie/Sie hatten angelegtwerden anlegenwerden angelegt haben
Plusquamperfekt
What had happened before another moment in the past.
Futur I
Plans, promises and guesses about the future; often the Präsens is enough.
Futur II
What will be finished by a moment in the future, or a guess about the past.
Person Konjunktiv II
ich legte an
du legtest an
er/sie/es legte an
wir legten an
ihr legtet an
sie/Sie legten an
Konjunktiv II
Wishes, polite requests and what isn't real.

The same as the Präteritum, so German mostly says "würde" + infinitive instead: ich würde anlegen.

Person Imperativ
du leg an!
ihr legt an!
Sie legen Sie an!
Imperativ
Requests and instructions to du, ihr and Sie.

How the Word Is Built

an prefix leg root en ending

an-
to, at, the start of something: ankommen (to arrive), anrufen (to call). Separable: Ich rufe dich an.
-en
the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.

Word family

legendie Anlagedie Geldanlageder Anleger

In Otti's situations: Frida saves for later

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