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geliehen
lend
Etwas, das man für eine Zeit von jemand anderem bekommen hat und später zurückgeben muss.
The German word "geliehen" is the past participle of the verb "leihen", which means "to lend" or "to borrow".
- leihen = to lend/borrow
- geliehen = lent/borrowed
Similar words include "borgen" (also "to borrow" or "to lend"), and "ausleihen" (to loan out or to borrow temporarily).
Difference:
- "Leihen" is the general term for lending or borrowing.
- "Ausleihen" emphasizes the temporary nature of the loan, often used with objects.
- "Borgen" is colloquial and mainly means to borrow.
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Examples
Er hat mir ein Buch geliehen.adjective
He has lent me a book.
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