leitet

Leitet is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb leiten. Leiten means to lead, direct, or manage people, organizations, processes, or to conduct or channel something, such as energy or information. In everyday usage, leiten often describes overseeing activities, guiding a group, or supervising a project.

The term appears in various contexts. In organizational or administrative language, one speaks of someone who leitet an institution or a department, for example, "Sie leitet ein Unternehmen" or "Die Abteilung wird von Frau Müller geleitet." In professional or technical contexts, leiten can describe guiding a project or task, as in "Er leitet das Forschungsprojekt." In science and engineering, leiten also means to conduct, as in "Elektrischer Strom leitet durch Metall," referring to the conduction of electricity through a material.

Morphology and related forms. The form leitet is used for he/she/it in the present tense, with full conjugation: ich leite, du leitest, er/sie/es leitet, wir/leiten, ihr leitet, sie leiten. The past tense can be expressed with the imperfect "leitete" or the perfect "hat geleitet." The verb also appears in many compounds, such as weiterleiten (to forward), umleiten (to redirect), and mitleiten (to co-lead). The noun Leite/Leitung has related meanings, including leadership or management (Die Leitung eines Unternehmens) and pipeline or conduit (eine Wasserleitung).

See also and contrasts. Related words include Leiter (a person who leads or a ladder, depending on context) and Führung (leadership). The term leiten is distinct from but connected to these forms, and its meaning shifts with context from people management to physical conduction.