Leuchtest

Leuchtest is the second-person singular present indicative form of the German verb leuchten, meaning you shine or you are shining. It is used when addressing someone informally in the present tense.

The verb leuchten means to emit light or to glow. In everyday language, leuchtest appears in sentences such as "Du leuchtest heute Abend stärker als gewöhnlich." In formal address, the form "Sie leuchten" is used with the pronoun Sie, and "sie leuchten" can also mean "they shine" depending on context.

Grammar-wise, leuchten is a regular (weak) verb in German. The present tense endings follow the common pattern: ich leuchte, du leuchtest, er leuchtet, wir leuchten, ihr leuchtet, sie leuchten. The past participle is geleuchtet, and the simple past is leuchtete. The form leuchtest carries the characteristic diphthong eu and derives from the base verb leuchten, shared with related Germanic words for light or gleam.

Usage can be literal or figurative. Literally, something can leuchten, as in a lamp or star. Figuratively, ideas or feelings may be described as leuchtend or leuchten when they stand out or shine in a metaphorical sense. Leuchtest thus exemplifies how German verbs inflect for person and number while conveying varying shades of light and brightness.

See also: leuchten, licht, Glanz.