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fortlegen

German, verb/ˈfɔʁtˌleːɡn̩/

fortlegen is spelled F-O-R-T-L-E-G-E-N (9 letters). Fortlegen is a German verb meaning “to put away” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas von der Stelle, an der es sich befindet, entfernen und an einer anderen Stelle belassen”.

What does fortlegen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to put away

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

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. etwas von der Stelle, an der es sich befindet, entfernen und an einer anderen Stelle belassen

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 fortlegen

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

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

How do you pronounce fortlegen?

  • /ˈfɔʁtˌleːɡn̩/
  • [ˈfɔʁtˌleːɡn̩]

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

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