German Conjugation
Definition: Learning how to conjugate verbs is essential for learning any language, including German. German conjugation is a more complicated. You have a real conjugation - meaning that the forms change depending on the subject (or personal pronoun) of the phrase. Then there are weak verbs and strong verbs, that have different conjugation and then there are irregular verbs.
Weak verbs:
| SINGULAR |
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| Person |
English
to drink |
German
trinken |
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| 1st/erste |
I drink |
ich trinke |
| 2nd/zweite |
you drink |
du trinkst |
| 3rd/dritte |
he/she/it drinks |
er/sie/es trinkt |
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| PLURAL |
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| Person |
English
to drink |
German
trinken |
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| 1st/erste |
we drink |
wir trinken |
| 2nd/zweite |
you drink |
ihr trinkt |
| 3rd/dritte |
they drink |
sie trinken |
Strong verbs:
| SINGULAR |
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| Person |
English
to sleep |
German
schlafen |
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| 1st/erste |
I sleep |
ich schlafe |
| 2nd/zweite |
you sleep |
du schläfst |
| 3rd/dritte |
he/she/it sleeps |
er/sie/es schläft |
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| PLURAL |
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| Person |
English
to sleep |
German
schlafen |
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| 1st/erste |
we sleep |
wir schlafen |
| 2nd/zweite |
you sleep |
ihr schlaft |
| 3rd/dritte |
they sleep |
sie schlafen |
More:
Irregular Verbs
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