The irregular verb 'heißen' in German
Meaning of 'heißen' in German
The verb 'heißen' means:
to be named, to be called
Die Hauptstadt von Deutschland heißt Berlin
The capital city of Germany is called Berlin
Das Mädchen heißt Verena Meier
The girl is called Verena Meier
to mean
"Buenos días" heißt "Guten Morgen" auf deutsch
"Buenos días" means "Guten Morgen" in German
Grammar of 'heißen'
'heißen' is an irregular verb, its auxilary verb is haben.
| Verb | 3rd Person | Präteritum | Partizip II | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| heißen | heißt | hieß | geheißen | to be named |
Conjugation of 'heißen'
Present simple (Präsens Indikativ)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich heiße | I am named |
| du heißt | you are named |
| er heißt | he is named |
| wir heißen | we are named |
| ihr heißt | you are named |
| sie heißen | they are named |
Mein kleiner Schäferhund heißt Rufus
The name of my small shepherd dog is Rufus
Perfect (Perfekt)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich habe geheißen | I have been named |
| du hast geheißen | you have been named |
| er hat geheißen | he has been named |
| wir haben geheißen | we have been named |
| ihr habet geheißen | you have been named |
| sie haben geheißen | they have been named |
Diese Straße hat noch nie Blumenstraße geheißen
This street has never been called Blumenstraße (Flowers Street)
Simple past (Prateritüm)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich hieß | I was named |
| du hießest | you were named |
| er hieß | he was named |
| wir hießest | we were named |
| ihr hießt | you were named |
| sie hießen | they were named |
Martina hieß vor ihrer Hochzeit Müller
Martina's maiden name before marrying was Müller (las chicas alemanas cambian el apellido al casarse)
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
| Conjugation |
|---|
| ich hieße |
| du hießest |
| er hieße |
| wir hießen |
| ihr hießet |
| sie hießen |
Ein Bündnis zwischen den beiden Staaten hieße nichts Gutes
An alliance between both countries would mean nothing good
Future I (Futur I)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich werde heißen | I will be named |
| du wirst heißen | you will be named |
| er wird heißen sie wird heißen es wird heißen | he will be named she will be named it will be named |
| wir werden heißen | we will be named |
| ihr werdet heißen | you will be named |
| sie werden heißen | they will be named |
Participle (Partizip)
| Partizip I | Partizip II |
|---|---|
| heißend (being named) | geheißen (been named) |
Imperative (Imperativ)
"heißen" doesn't have imperative.
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