The irregular verb 'meiden' in German
Meaning of 'meiden' in German
The verb 'meiden' means:
to avoid
Ich meide es, abends im Park spazieren zu gehen
I avoid going for a walk in the park in the evening
Auf der Party habe ich ihn gemieden
I have avoided him at the party
Warum meidest Du nicht die offensichtliche Gefahr?
Why don't you avoid the obvious danger?
Grammar of 'meiden'
'meiden' is an irregular verb, its auxilary verb is haben.
| Verb | 3rd Person | Präteritum | Partizip II | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meiden | meidet | mied | gemieden | to avoid |
Conjugation of 'meiden'
Present simple (Präsens Indikativ)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich meide | I avoid |
| du meidest | you avoid |
| er meidet | he avoid |
| wir meiden | we avoid |
| ihr meidet | you avoid |
| sie meiden | they avoid |
Normalerweise meide ich diese gefährliche Region
I usually avoid this dangerous area
Perfect (Perfekt)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich habe gemieden | I have avoided |
| du hast gemieden | you have avoided |
| er hat gemieden | he has avoided |
| wir haben gemieden | we have avoided |
| ihr habet gemieden | you have avoided |
| sie haben gemieden | they have avoided |
Der Tourist hat die gefährliche Vorstadt gemieden
The tourist has avoided the dangerous suburbs
Simple past (Prateritüm)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich mied | I avoided |
| du miedest / miedst | you avoided |
| er mied | he avoided |
| wir mieden | we avoided |
| ihr miedet | you avoided |
| sie mieden | they avoided |
Weil der Kunde nicht zahlte, mieden wir seine Firma
Because the customer didn't pay, we avoided doing business with his company
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
| Conjugation |
|---|
| ich miede |
| du miedest |
| er miede |
| wir mieden |
| ihr miedet |
| sie mieden |
Ich würde den unsympathischen Gast meiden
I would avoid the unpleasant guest
Future I (Futur I)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich werde meiden | I will avoid |
| du wirst meiden | you will avoid |
| er wird meiden sie wird meiden es wird meiden | he will avoid she will avoid it will avoid |
| wir werden meiden | we will avoid |
| ihr werdet meiden | you will avoid |
| sie werden meiden | they will avoid |
Participle (Partizip)
| Partizip I | Partizip II |
|---|---|
| meidend (avoiding) | gemieden (avoided) |
Imperative (Imperativ)
| Person | Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd person singular | Meid/meide | evita |
| 2nd person plural | meidet | evitad |
| Polite form | meiden Sie | eviten |
Meiden Sie unbedingt die zahlungsunfähige Firma.
Avoid the insolvent company by all means
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