German Verbs

Definition: German verbs are words that describe a state of being or an action. In German verbs are categorized into three categories:

Weak verbs: do not change the stem vowel in the past tense and the past participle and they’re considered like regular verbs in English.

Examples in German:

to work(arbeiten)
to play(spielen)
Strong verbs: do change the stem vowel in both the past tense and the past participle.

Examples in German:

to speak(sprechen)
to drive, go(fahren)
Mixed verbs: contain parts of both weak and strong verbs. They’re used very often and therefore they should not be overlooked.

Examples in German:

to bring(bringen)
to send(senden)

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