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leiden (v.i.)
   to suffer (from, an, dative)
leiden (v.t.)
   to endure, suffer; tolerate, put up with, stand (sb)
Principal Parts: er leidet, litt, gelitten

Ich kann ihn einfach nicht leiden!
I just can't stand him!
Sie leidet an der Alzheimerkrankheit.
She is suffering from Alzheimer's (disease).
Die Leiden des jungen Werthers - Briefroman (1774) von J.W. Goethe
The Sorrows of Young Werther - epistolary novel (1774) by J.W. Goethe
Er litt lange Zeit daran.
He suffered from it for a long time.

Also see: German Verbs - Fully Conjugated

Related Words:
das Leiden suffering, ailment, complaint, illness
die Leideform passive voice (gram.)
die Leidensgeschichte tale of woe, sad tale
der Leidensweg life of suffering

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