German word
leider in German sentences
leider means "unfortunately" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Lara kommt leider zum Termin.
Lara comes to the appointment unfortunately.
Wir prüfen leider den Bericht.
We review the report unfortunately.
Der Bus fährt leider zum Bahnhof.
The bus goes to the station unfortunately.
Leider kommt Lara zu spät.
Unfortunately Lara arrives late.
Nach dem Kurs bleibt die Gruppe leider im Raum.
After the course, the group stays in the room unfortunately.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive leider. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.