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darlegen

German, verb/ˈdaːɐˌleːɡən/

darlegen is a German verb meaning “to present facts; to explain; to state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “anderen deutlich einen Sachverhalt präsentieren, vorstellen”.

What does darlegen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to present facts; to explain; to state

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. anderen deutlich einen Sachverhalt präsentieren, vorstellen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of darlegen

  • legt dar present singular third-person
  • legte dar past
  • dargelegt participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • darlegend participle present
  • darzulegen infinitive infinitive-zu
  • lege dar first-person indicative present
  • legen dar first-person indicative plural
  • legst dar indicative present second-person
  • legest dar second-person singular subjunctive
  • leget dar plural second-person subjunctive
  • legten dar first-person indicative plural
  • legtest dar indicative preterite second-person
  • legtet dar indicative plural preterite
  • leg dar! imperative singular
  • lege dar! imperative singular
  • legt dar! imperative plural
  • dargelegt haben active infinitive perfect

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce darlegen?

  • /ˈdaːɐˌleːɡən/
  • [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to darlegen

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is darlegen in German?

darlegen appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).