heißt · hieß · hat geheißen
regular · haben
Heißen Present (Tense)
Wir sind uns nicht sicher, wie der Film heißt. We are not sure what the movie is called. Das Buch heißt "Greatest Book Ever". The book is called, "Greatest Book Ever". Sie heißt Karen. Her name is Karen. Er heißt Mike. His name is Mike.
| Conjugation: Present - heißen (to be named, called) | |
|---|---|
| German (singular) | English (singular) |
| Ich heiße. | I am called, named. |
| Du heißt. | You are called, named. (informal) |
| Er heißt. Sie heißt. Es heißt. | He is called, named. She is called, named. It is called, named. |
| German (plural) | English (plural) |
| Wir heißen. | We are called, named. |
| Ihr heißt. | You (all) are called. You (all) are named. |
| Sie heißen. Sie heißen. | You are called, named. (formal) They are called, named. |
Heißen: Imperfect (Tense)
Hannah Clarke hieß Hannah Jenner vor ihrer Heirat. Hannah Clarke was called Hannah Jenner before her marriage. Diese Straße hieß früher anders. This street used to be called differently. Er hieß Mike. His name was Mike. Sie hieß Emma. Her name was Emma. Der Typ hieß Sven. The guy was called Sven. Unser Reiseführer hieß auch Sven. Our guide was also called Sven. Ich hieß früher Clarke. I was formerly named Clarke.
| Conjugation: Imperfect - heißen (to be named, called) | |
|---|---|
| German (singular) | English (singular) |
| Ich hieß. | I was called. |
| Du hieß(es)t. | You were called. (informal) |
| Er hieß. Sie hieß. Es hieß. | He was called. She was called. It was called. |
| German (plural) | English (plural) |
| Wir hießen. | We were called. |
| Ihr hieß(e)t. | You (all) were called. |
| Sie hießen. Sie hießen. | You were called. (formal) They were called. |
Heißen: Perfect (Tense)
Ich habe früher Clarke geheissen. I used to be called Clarke. Und je mehr, desto besser, hat's geheißen früher. And the more, the better, it was called earlier. Da hat es geheißen, der Umweltschutz hat Priorität. It was said that environmental protection is a priority.
| Conjugation: Perfect - heißen (to be named, called) | |
|---|---|
| German (singular) | English (singular) |
| Ich habe geheißen. | I was called. |
| Du hast geheißen. | You were called. (informal) |
| Er hat geheißen. Sie hat geheißen. Es hat geheißen. | He was called. She was called. It was called. |
| German (plural) | English (plural) |
| Wir haben geheißen. | We were called. |
| Ihr habt geheißen. | You (all) were called. |
| Sie haben geheißen. Sie haben geheißen. | You were called. (formal) They were called. |
HEISSEN: Future (Tense)
Das Baby wird Charlie heißen. The baby will be named Charlie. Wir werden ihn morgen hier willkommen heißen. We will welcome him here tomorrow. Es wird heißen, er hätte die Regierung gerettet. It is said that he saved the government.
| Conjugation: Future - heißen (to be named, called) | |
|---|---|
| German (singular) | English (singular) |
| Ich werde heißen. | I will be called. |
| Du wirst heißen. | You will be called. (informal) |
| Er wird heißen. Sie wird heißen. Es wird heißen. | He will be called. She will be called. It will be called. |
| German (plural) | English (plural) |
| Wir werden heißen. | We will be called. |
| Ihr werdet heißen. | You (all) will be called. |
| Sie werden heißen. Sie werden heißen. | You will be called. (formal) They will be called. |
Heißen: Imperative (Tense)
EXAMPLES:
- (1st Person Singular)
heiße (du) (2nd Person Singular)
- (3rd Person Singular)
heißen wir (1st Person Plural)
heißt ihr (2nd Person Plural)
heißen sie (3rd Person Plural)
HEISSEN: Infinitive (Tense)
EXAMPLES:
Er behauptet, Matilda zu heißen.
He claims to be called Matilda.
Ich habe das Recht, Matilda zu heißen.
I have the right to be called Matilda.
Ich bin nicht wert, dein Sohn zu heißen.
I am not worthy to be called your son.
Aber das hat nichts zu heißen.
But that doesn't mean anything.
Die hier scheint Matilda zu heißen.
This seems to be called Matilda.
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Last Updated on June 25, 2021
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