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lauten

to read, to be worded, loud, noisy

ˈl a ʊ̯ . t ə n
laut loud, noisy + en we/they present-tense ending
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #36,514
to read, to be worded Used when asking or stating what something says or how it is phrased.
GE: Wie lauten die neuen Regeln?
EN: What are the new rules?
Conjugation of lauten
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — lauten
Second — lautet
Third lautet lauten
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — lauten
Second — lautet
Third — lauten
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — lautet
lauten
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First lautete —
Third lautete —
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First lautete —
Third lautete —

Wie sollte er lauten?

What should it say?

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

So lauten meine Befehle.

These are my orders.

Wie lauten ihre Namen?

What are their names?

Wie wird Ihre Schlagzeile lauten?

What will your headline be?

— Memories of Murder (2003)

So lauten die Regeln.

Those are the rules.

— Der Hochstapler - Roofman (2025)

Und die lauten wie?

And what do they sound like?

— Indiana Jones und der letzte Kreuzzug (1989)

adjective Rare #44,569
loud, noisy
GE: Die lauten Nachbarn schlafen nie.
EN: The noisy neighbors never sleep.
Forms of laut
lautlauterlauteslauten

Der Mann schenkte ihrem lauten Protest keine Beachtung.

The man ignored her loud protest.

Die lauten Kopfhörer gehören zu diesem Kerl.

The loud headphones belong to this guy.

Tom hat gerade viele Probleme mit den lauten Nachbarn in seiner neuen Wohnung.

Tom is currently having a lot of problems with the noisy neighbors in his new apartment.