fließe

Fließe is a German grammatical form of the verb fließen, which means to flow. The verb fließen describes the movement of liquids, gases, or other substances in a continuous, smooth way and can also be used metaphorically for things that progress steadily, such as time or money. The form fließe appears in the first-person present tense as ich fließe, and also serves as a Konjunktiv I form for some subjects (for example du fließe, er fließe). In dictionaries the lemma is given as fließen, with fließe listed as one of its inflected forms.

Usage: Fließen is an intransitive verb and does not take a direct object. It conveys how something moves through space or over a surface. Examples include Das Wasser fließt durch den Kanal (The water flows through the canal) and Die Zeit fließt dahin (Time flows on). The verb often appears with adverbs or prepositional phrases indicating direction, such as durch, über, or entlang.

Etymology: Fließen originated in Old High German as flīsen (with related spellings in dialects) and is cognate with Dutch vloeien and English flow. All of these descend from Proto-Germanic roots associated with flowing movement. The sense broadened over time to cover non-literal flows, including ideas and processes.

See also: Fluss, Strömung, Fließen as a verb in German.