führt

Führt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb führen. It means to lead, guide, conduct, or run. It is used with subjects such as er, sie, or es, as in Er führt die Gruppe durch den Wald.

In everyday language führen denotes guiding people, organizations, or processes, and it can describe both physical guidance and administrative leadership. Examples include Der Kapitän führt das Schiff durch den Sturm, Sie führt eine Firma seit zehn Jahren, and Er führt das Gespräch. The expression den Weg führen means to show the way or to lead the way. In formal contexts, führen can also convey the act of conducting or carrying out an activity, though other verbs such as durchführen or leiten are often used for specific actions like conducting a study or an investigation.

Grammatically, führen is a regular verb. The present tense forms include ich führe, du führst, er führt, etc., with the past tense Präteritum führten/er führte and the perfect tense hat geführt. The future forms are built with werden, for example er wird führen.

Etymologically, führen derives from Old High German fūren and is related to the noun Führung (leadership) and the noun Führer (leader). The noun Führer has strong historical associations in German due to its use during the Nazi era, so neutral contexts typically prefer Führung or other terms like Leiter for “leader.”

Translations of führen in context include “to lead,” “to guide,” “to conduct,” or “to run” a business or project. See also Führung and Führer for related terminology, while noting the potential connotations of the latter in historical references.