Strong verb lesen. Conjugating German verbs - German online - Start Deutsch. Conjugation of German verbs sein, haben, werden
German (German) verbs (verbs) are characterized by conjugation - a change in numbers and persons, characterized by the addition of the corresponding personal endings to the verb stem. Let's look at the tense form Präsens, which is used in language to express actions or states in the present or future tense.
Not all strong (irregular) and weak (regular) verbs. are hidden in it. language is the same. Unlike weak verbs, strong verbs may alternate root vowels during conjugation. Weak verb and strong without alternating vowels, the roots are conjugated in the same way in Präsens. Here you need to pay attention only to the following small nuances:
- if at the end of the verb stem there are the letters –t, -d, as well as the combinations -dm, -gn, -ffn, -tm, then when adding the ending to the stem, an additional vowel –e appears between them;
- if at the end of the verb stem there are the letters –z, -ß, –s, combinations –ss, -tz, then –s in singular(singular) of the second person and the verb is omitted. takes on the ending –t;
For example:
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Face, units |
jagen – hunt (weak) | bewaffnen – to arm (weak) | blitzen – sparkle (weak) | gehen – to go, to walk (strong) |
| jag-e | bewaffn-e | blitz-e | geh-e | |
| jag-st | bewaffn-est | blitz-t | geh-st | |
| jag-t | bewaffn-et | blitz-t | geh-t | |
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Person, plural |
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| jag-en | bewaffn-en | blitz-en | geh-en | |
| jag-t | bewaffn-et | blitz-t | geh-t | |
| jag-en | bewaffn-en | blitz-en | geh-en |
- strong verbs demonstrating a change in the vowel of the root (in the second and third person singular: case (1) e => i / ie; case (2) au / a => äu / ä - receive an umlaut) with the final letter of the stem t do not acquire the connecting vowel e in singular. h. and also do not receive any ending in the third person singular; in plural second person such verb. do not change the root vowels and receive an additional vowel e in the same way as regular verbs, for example:
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Face, units |
behalten – to keep for oneself (strong) | compare: verwalten - to manage (weak) | verlaufen – to pass (strong) | stehlen – to steal (strong) |
| behalt-e | verwalt-e | verlauf-e | stehl-e | |
| behalt-st | verwalt-est | verlauf-st | stiehl-st | |
| behalt | verwalt-et | verlauf-t | stiehl-t | |
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Person, plural |
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| behalt-en | verwalt-en | verlauf-en | stehl-en | |
| behalt-et | verwalt-et | verlauf-t | stehl-t | |
| behalt-en | verwalt-en | verlauf-en | stehl-en |
The most important German verbs, which in addition to the usual cases of use in their meaning are also used as auxiliary ones - sein, werden, haben - are also classified as irregular verbs, since they are conjugated in Präsens in a completely special way:
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Face, units |
- to be, to exist | - become, do | - to have, to own |
| bin | werde | habe | |
| bist | wirst | hast | |
| ist | wild | hat | |
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Person, plural |
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| sind | werden | haben | |
| seid | werdet | habt | |
| sind | werden | haben |
And finally, a completely special conjugation group is represented by German modal verbs, which characterize in speech the attitude to an existing state or an ongoing action. Conjugation of these verbs. in Präsens it happens in exactly the same way as in strong. German verb in Präteritum. This means that all of them (except for the verb sollen) are in singular. h. demonstrate a change in the vowel of the root and at the same time in the first and third persons of the same number do not acquire any endings. Verb. wissen, although not modal, is conjugated according to the same type.
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Face, units |
- have permission, right, be able | - be able to, be able to, be able to | - want | ||||
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Person, plural |
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| durfen | können | wollen | mögen | sollen | mussen | wissen | |
| durft | könnt | wollt | mögt | sollt | müsst | wisst | |
| durfen | können | wollen | mögen | sollen | mussen | wissen |
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I would like to note that on the site most of the words and cards for study are presented in English, and this is not surprising, because English is studied more than French, Spanish and other languages. But today I’m ready to present a new selection of verbs, albeit in German.
It is not surprising that there are irregular verbs in English and German. In English it is , in German it is Starke Verben. As you may have guessed, you just need to learn them so as not to have problems in the future. Irregular Verbs in English we can already find on the site, and you will find German strong verbs in this post.
How many German strong verbs are there? It is impossible to give an exact answer to this question, since every language has obsolete forms, and vice versa. Why should we study ancient words and expressions, because language also tends to be updated over time. I have prepared a list of the most commonly used strong verbs in the German language. You can study and not be afraid that such a verb is no longer used in modern German.
Let's take a look at our table called “List of strong conjugation verbs”(see below). We have 4 columns:
— Infinitive
— Präsens
— Imperfect
— Partizip II
We all know what they mean (if not, then move on to learning the basics). So, I decided not to include the form in the dictionary for Lingvo Tutor Präsens for the simple reason that we will have to type too many words either on a PDA or on a computer. And the shape Präsens is not considered highly problematic in German.
Don't be greedy in your comments, write what you think about the selection!
List of strong conjugation verbs
| Infinitive | Präsens | Imperfect | PartizipII |
| l. backen (oven) | bäckt | buk | gebacken |
| 2. befehlen (to order) | befiehlt | befahl | befohlen |
| 3. beginnen (to begin) | beginnt | begann | begonnen |
| 4. beißen (bite) | beißt | biß | gebissen |
| 5. bergen (to hide) | Birgt | barg | geborgen |
| 6. bersten (to burst) | birst | burst | geborsten |
| 7. bewegen (to induce, to encourage) | bewegt | bewog | bewogen |
| 8. biegen (bend) | biegt | bog | gebogen |
| 9. bieten (to offer) | bietet | bot | geboten |
| 10. binden (to tie) | bindet | band | gebunden |
| 11. bitten (to ask) | bittet | bat | gebeten |
| 12. blasen (to blow) | blast | blies | geblasen |
| 13. bleiben (to stay) | bleibt | blieb | geblieben |
| 14. braten (fry) | brother | briet | gebraten |
| 15. brechen (to break) | bricht | brach | gebrochen |
| 16. brennen (to burn) | brennt | brannte | gebrannt |
| 17. bringen (bring) | bringt | brachte | gebracht |
| 18. denken (to think) | denkt | dachte | gedacht |
| 19. dingen (to hire) | dingt | dingte | gedungen |
| 20. dreschen (thresh) | drisht | drosch(drasch) | gedroschen |
| 21. dringen (to penetrate) | dringt | drang | gedrungen |
| 22. dünken (to imagine) | dunkt(deucht) | dünkte(deuchte) | gedünkt(gedeucht) |
| 23. dürfen (to be able) | darf | durfte | gedurft |
| 24. empfehlen (to recommend) | empfiehlt | empfahl | empfohlen |
| 25. erbleichen (turn pale) | erbleicht | erbleichte(erblich) | erbleicht(erblichen) |
| 26. erkiesen (to elect) | erkiest | erkor | erkoren |
| 27. essen (is) | ißt | aß | Gegessen |
| 28. fahren (to go) | fährt | fuhr | gefahren |
| 29. fallen (fall) | falls | field | gefallen |
| 30. fangen (to catch) | fängt | fing | gefangen |
| 31. fechten (fencing) | ficht | focht | gefochten |
| 32. finden (to find) | findet | fand | gefunden |
| 33. flechten (to weave) | flicht | flocht | geflochten |
| 34. fliegen (fly) | fliegt | flog | geflogen |
| 35. fliehen (to run) | flieht | floh | geflohen |
| 36.fließen (to flow) | fließt | floß | geflossen |
| 37. fressen (eat) | frißt | fraß | gefressen |
| 38. frieren (to freeze) | friert | fror | gefroren |
| 39. gären (to wander) | gärt | gor | gegoren |
| 40. gebären (give birth) | gebiert | gebar | geboren |
| 41. geben (to give) | gibt | gab | gegeben |
| 42. gedeihen (to succeed, to grow) | gedeiht | gedieh | gediehen |
| 43. gehen (to go) | geht | ging | gegangen |
| 44. gelingen (to succeed) | gelingt | gelang | gelungen |
| 45. gelten (to cost) | gilt | galt | gegolten |
| 46. genesen (get well) | genest | genas | genesen |
| 47. genießen (enjoy, use) | genius | genoß | genossen |
| 48. geschehen (to happen) | geschieht | Geschah | geschehen |
| 49. gewinnen (to extract) | gewinnt | Gewann | Gewonnen |
| 50. gießen (to pour) | gießt | goß | Gegossen |
| 51. gleichen (to walk) | gleicht | glich | geglichen |
| 52. gleiten (to slide) | gleitet | glitt | gegliten |
| 53. glimmen (smolder) | glimmt | glomm | geglommen |
| 54. graben (dig) | gräbt | grub | gegraben |
| 55. greifen (grab) | grace | griff | gegriffen |
| 56. haben (to have) | hat | hatte | gehabt |
| 57. halten (to hold) | hält | hielt | gehalten |
| 58. hängen (hang) | hangt | hing | gehangen |
| 59. hauen (to chop) | haut | hieb | gehauen |
| 60. heben (to raise) | hebt | hob | Gehoben |
| 61. heißen (to be called) | heißt | hieß | geheißen |
| 62. helfen (to help) | hilft | half | geholfen |
| 63.kennen (to know) | kennt | kannte | gekannt |
| 64. klingen (to ring) | klingt | klang | geklungen |
| 65. kneifen (pinch) | kneift | kniff | gekniffen |
| 66. kommen (to come) | kommt | kam | gekommen |
| 67. können (to be able) | kann | konnte | gekonnt |
| 68. kriechen (crawl) | kriecht | kroch | gekrochen |
| 69. laden (to load: to invite) | ladet | lud | geladen |
| 70. lassen (command, force, leave) | läßt | ließ | gelassen |
| 71.laufen (run) | läuft | lief | gelaufen |
| 72. leiden (endure) | leidet | litt | gelitten |
| 73. leihen (to borrow) | leiht | lieh | geliehen |
| 74.lesen (read) | liest | las | gelesen |
| 75. liegen (to lie down) | liegt | lag | gelegen |
| 76. löschen (to go out) | löscht | losch | geloschen |
| 77. lügen (to lie) | lügt | log | gelogen |
| 78. meiden (avoid) | meidet | mied | gemieden |
| 79.melken (milk) | milkt | melkte(milk) | gemelkt(gemolken) |
| 80. messen (to measure) | mißt | maß | gemessen |
| 81. mißlingen (to fail) | mißlingt | mißlang | mißlungen |
| 82. mögen (to want) | mag | mochte | gemocht |
| 83. müssen (must) | muß | mußte | gemußt |
| 84.nehmen (to take) | nimmt | nahm | genommen |
| 85. nennen (to call) | nennt | nannte | genannt |
| 86. pfeifen (whistle) | pfeift | pfiff | gepfiffen |
| 87. pflegen (to look after; to have a habit of) | pflegt | pflegte(pflog) | gepflegt(gepflogen) |
| 88. preisen (to praise) | preist | prices | gepriesen |
| 89. quellen (to beat with a spring) | quilt | quoll | gequollen |
| 90. raten (to advise) | rät | riet | geraten |
| 91. reiben (to rub) | reibt | rieb | gerieben |
| 92. reißen (tear) | reißt | riß | Gerissen |
| 93. reiten (to ride) | reitet | ritt | geritten |
| 94. rennen (to run) | rennt | rannte | gerannt |
| 95. rieсhen. (sniff) | riecht | roch | gerochen |
| 96. ringen (squeeze) | ringt | rank | gerungen |
| 97. rinnen (to flow) | rinnt | rann | geronnen |
| 98. rufen (shout, call) | ruft | rief | gerufen |
| 99. saufen (drink, get drunk) | säuft | soff | gesoffen |
| 100. saugen (to suck) | saugt | sog | gesogen |
| 101. schaffen (to create) | schafft | schuf | Geschaffen |
| 102. schallen (to sound) | schallt | schallte(scholl) | geschallt(geschollen) |
| 103. scheiden (to separate) | scheidet | schied | geschieden |
| 104. scheinen (to shine) | scheint | schien | geschienen |
| 105. schelten (scold) | schilt | schalt | gescholten |
| 106. scheren (cut) | schiert | schor | geschoren |
| 107. schieben (to move) | schiebt | schob | geschoben |
| 108. schießen (shoot) | schießt | schoß | Geschossen |
| 109. schinden (to skin) | schindet | schund | geschunden |
| 110. schlafen (sleep) | schläft | schlief | Geschlafen |
| 111.schlagen (to beat) | schlägt | schlug | geschlagen |
| 112. schleichen (to sneak up) | schleicht | schlich | geschlichen |
| 113. schleifen (sharpen) | schleift | schliff | geschliffen |
| 114. schließen (lock) | schließt | schloß | geschlossen |
| 115. schlingen (to entwine) | schlingt | schlang | geschlungen |
| 116. schmeißen (throw) | schmeißt | schmiß | geschmissen |
| 117. schmelzen (melt, melt) | schmilzt | schmolz | Geschmolzen |
| 118. schnauben (sniffle) | schnaubt | schnaubte(schnob) | geschnaubt(geschnoben) |
| 119. schneiden (to cut) | schneidet | schnitt | geschnitten |
| 120. schrecken (to be scared) | schrickt | schrak | geschrocken |
| 121. schreiben (to write) | schreibt | schrieb | geschrieben |
| 122. schielen (shout) | schreit | schrie | Geschrien |
| 123. schreiten (to walk) | schreitet | schritt | geschritten |
| 124. schweigen (be silent) | schweigt | schwieg | geschwiegen |
| 125. schwellen (to swell) | schwillt | schwoll | Geschwollen |
| 126. schwimmen (swim) | schwimmt | schwamm | geschwommen |
| 127. schwinden (disappear) | schwindet | schwand | geschwunden |
| 128. schwingen (to wave) | schwingt | schwang | geschwungen |
| 129. schwören (to swear) | schwört | schwur(schwor) | geschworen |
| 130. sehen (to see) | sieht | sah | gesehen |
| 131. sein (to be) | ist | war | gewesen |
| 132. senden (to send) | sendet | sandte | gesandt |
| 133. sieden (to boil, boil) | siedet | sott(siedete) | gesotten(gesiedet) |
| 134. singen (sing) | singt | sang | Gesungen |
| 135. sinken (to descend) | sinkt | sank | Gesunken |
| 136. sinnen (think) | sinnt | sann | Gesonnen |
| 137. sitzen (sit) | sitt | saß | gesessen |
| 138.sollen (must) | soll | sollte | Gesollt |
| 139. speien (spit) | speit | spie | Gespien |
| 140. spinnen (to spin) | spinnt | spann | Gesponnen |
| 141. sprechen (to speak) | spricht | sprach | gesprochen |
| 142. sprießen (to rise) | sprießt | sproß | gesprossen |
| 143. springen (jump) | spring | sprang | gesprungen |
| 144. stechen (stab) | sticht | stach | gestochen |
| 145. stecken (stick around) | stackt | stak(steckte) | gesteckt |
| 146. stehen (stand) | steht | stand | gestanden |
| 147. stehlen (to steal) | stiehlt | stahl | gestohlen |
| 148. steigen (to rise) | steigt | stieg | gestiegen |
| 149. sterben (to die) | stirbt | starb | gestorben |
| 150. stieben (disperse) | stiebt | stob | gestoben |
| 151. stinken (to stink) | stinkt | stank | gestunken |
| 152. stoßen (push) | stößt | stieß | gestoßen |
| 153. streichen (stroke) | streicht | strich | gestrichen |
| 154. streiten (to argue) | streetet | stritt | gestritten |
| 155.tragen (to wear) | trägt | trug | getragen |
| 156. treffen (to meet) | trifft | traf | getroffen |
| 157. treiben (drive) | treibt | trieb | getrieben |
| 158. treten (to step) | tritt | trat | getreten |
| 159. triefen (drip) | trieft | trifte(troff) | getrieft(getroffen) |
| 160. trinken (to drink) | trinkt | trunk | getrunken |
| 161. trügen (to deceive) | trügt | trog | getrogen |
| 162.tun (to do) | tut | tat | getan |
| 163. verderben (spoil) | verdirbt | verdarb | verdorben |
| 164. verdrießen (to annoy) | verdrießt | verdroß | verdrossen |
| 165. vergessen (to forget) | vergißt | vergaß | vergessen |
| 166. verlieren (to lose) | verliert | verlor | verloren |
| 167. wachsen (grow) | wächst | wuchs | gewachsen |
| 168. wägen (to weigh) | wägt | wog | gewogen |
| 169. waschen (to wash) | wäscht | wusch | gewaschen |
| 170. weben (to weave) | webt | webte(wob) | gewebt(gewoben) |
| 171. weichen (to yield) | weicht | wich | gewichen |
| 172. weisen (to indicate) | weist | wies | gewiesen |
| 173. wenden (turn) | wendet | wandte | gewandt |
| 174. werben (recruit) | wirbt | warb | geworben |
| 175. werden (to become) | wild | wurde | geworden |
| 176. werfen (throw) | wirft | warf | geworfen |
| 177. wiegen (to weigh) | wiegt | wog | gewogen |
| 178. winden (to twist) | windet | wand | gewunden |
| 179. wissen (to know) | weiß | wußte | gewußt |
| 180. wollen (to want) | will | Wollte | gewollt |
| 181. zeihen (to incriminate) | zeiht | zieh | geziehen |
| 182. ziehen (drag) | zieht | zog | gezogen |
| 183. zwingen (to force) | zwingt | zwang | gezwungen |
In the German language, unlike in English, there are quite a lot of endings; mastering and consolidating the topic will require more than one hour of work. It is recommended to break all the material into blocks (they are given at the end of the article) and master them sequentially, moving on to the next one only after confidently mastering the previous one. Confident - this means: when constructing phrases, you can independently use the verb in the right tense, person, number, without hesitation, time to think, without looking at reference tables.
General rules in German
Declension of German verbs is carried out according to a simple scheme. To begin, isolate the constituent parts of the word: the stem and the ending (-en or -n). Examples:
- Lernen (to study): lern - stem, -en - ending.
- Lachen (laugh): lach - basis, -en - ending.
- Lesen (read): les - base, -en - ending.
- Meißeln (to hammer): meißel - base, -n - ending.
Now all you have to do is add the correct ending to the base. They vary depending on:
- Persons (first, second, third).
- Numbers (singular, plural).
- Tense (German has five actively used tenses).
Strong or weak?
Strong verbs will have to be studied separately; they can be called exceptions. Special tables with conjugations of strong verbs are given in any German grammar manual, and in dictionaries such verbs are marked with an asterisk. Although there are certain patterns in their conjugation, deducing them is too laborious. When they are declined, the root vowel may change. Weak verbs are conjugated in the same way, according to the same pattern; they are the majority in the German language. It’s worth starting to study the declension of German verbs with weak ones.
Conjugation of weak verbs
The endings and conjugations of weak verbs in the present tense (prasens) are given in the table. For example, the following verbs are taken: read (lernen), werfen (throw), verzeihen (forgive).
Person and number | Endings | |
lerne, werfe, verzeihe |
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lernst, wirfst, verzeihst |
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lernt, wirft, verzeiht |
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lernen, werfen, verzeihen |
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lernt, werft, verzeiht |
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lernen, werfen, verzeihen |
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lernen, werfen, verzeihen |
A few more simple German verbs in the present tense in the table below:
Practice by trying to inflect the following weak German verbs (among the most common and popular ones): arbeiten- work, fragen - ask, antworten - answer, atmen - breathe, aussehen - look, bauen - build, bedeuten - mean, besuchen - visit, dauern - last, erzählen - tell, erinnern - remember, führen - lead, drive, heilen - to treat, kaufen - to buy, küssen - to kiss, kosten - to cost, lachen - to laugh, malen - to draw, pflanzen - to plant, pflegen - to look after, reden - to talk, sagen - to speak, spielen - to play, spazieren - to walk, sammeln - to collect , träumen - to dream, tadeln - to scold, vertrauen - to trust, warten - to wait, zahlen - to pay.
How to learn German verb conjugation
Rule #1 - don't overload yourself. When looking at the tables of declension of German verbs in reference books, many people experience a certain psychological phenomenon, which has not yet been well studied and has no name, but with very specific symptoms: too much and clearly overwhelming amount of work to be done reduces interest, motivation and, ultimately, worsens the learning of the material . The brain, even with a correctly structured learning pattern in the future, seems to begin to resist. Don't push. After reading the rules above, take pieces of new material that are feasible for yourself.
So, you need to master:
- Varieties of verbs. There are five of them in total: regular, irregular, verbs with a separable or inseparable prefix, and verbs ending in -ieren. Each of these groups of verbs has its own conjugation features.
- Groups of strong verbs. In each of these groups or subgroups, strong (irregular) verbs are inflected in the same way. It is more convenient to analyze one such group in one lesson than to study tables in which all strong verbs are given in a row.
- Declension reflexive verbs or verbs with sich. In general, it does not differ from the general scheme for conjugating weak verbs, but there are nuances.
- Topic "Modal verbs".
- Verbs with two conjugations. They can be declined as both strong and weak; pay special attention to verbs with two meanings (the type of conjugation is determined according to the meaning).
- Declension of German verbs in the past tense (Präteritum, Perfekt, Plusquamperfekt). Many reference books list three popular forms: the infinitive, the simple past tense, and the participle used to form the perfect tense (Partizip II).
- Declension in special forms of the German future tense (Futur I and Futur II).
- Declension of German verbs in different moods (two forms of the subjunctive mood - Konjunktiv I and Konjunktiv II, and imperative mood, that is, imperative).
As an example, the table below shows the present tense conjugations of some strong verbs:
You should immediately become at least superficially familiar with the conjugation modal verbs. They are widely used:
Declension of the verb to have
The declension of the German verb haben must be considered separately. This verb is one of the most commonly used. It is noteworthy that the two most important verbs, haben and sein, are inflected according to an individual pattern. By the way, this is typical for most languages. Romanesque group. For comparison, the table shows the weak verb machen (to do), inflected according to the rules, in parentheses. Forms are indicated only for the present, simple past and perfect tenses. Try to analyze the differences yourself - this is already enough to activate your memory and remember the non-standard forms of the verb haben.
Person and number | |||
A simple analysis shows that there are not many differences. To learn the conjugation forms of a verb, you just need to remember the forms in Präsens for the second and third person, in the past tense the stem itself changes, and in Perfect everything follows the standard pattern.
The verb haben is used:
- On one's own.
- As an auxiliary verb for perfect forms.
- In the modal construction haben + zu + Infinitiv.
Declension of the verb to be
The declension of the German verb sein also needs to be studied separately. Table with forms (for comparison, the weak verb suchen - to look for) is given:
Person and number | Perfect (these forms for suchen are not given, since there are no differences) |
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(suche) | (suchte) | ||
(suchst) | (suchtest) | ||
(sucht) | (suchte) | ||
(suchen) | (suchten) | ||
(sucht) | (suchtet) | ||
(suchen) | (suchten) |
In addition to its direct purpose, the verb to be is used in German:
- as a linking verb (in Russian it is implied in such cases, but omitted);
- for constructing impersonal sentences;
- as an auxiliary verb to form the past tense;
- in the modal scheme sein + zu + infinitiv.
Given the frequency of use, you should not devote much time to studying the conjugation forms of the verb sein: they are all well absorbed in the process of working on other topics.
Declension of the verb werden
He should also pay special attention. This trinity - haben, sein, werden can safely be considered the most important, because these verbs are used everywhere. Both as auxiliaries and independently. For comparison, the weak verb weinen - to cry is given.
Person and number | |||
(weine) | (weinte) | ||
(weinst) | (weintest) | ||
(weint) | (weinte) | ||
(weinen) | (weinten) | ||
(weint) | (weintet) | ||
(weinen) | (weinten) |
The verb warden is used:
- As an independent verb in the meaning of become.
- As an auxiliary verb to form future tense forms.
- For the formation of verbs in the subjunctive mood Konjunktiv I and Konjunktiv II.
- To express assumptions.
- To form the passive voice in all tenses.
Summary table of the most popular forms of the most popular verbs (currently):
Study of declination irregular verbs in German is much easier than it seems at first glance. There is no point in devoting serious time to studying the forms of these most popular verbs. It is enough to read them once, trying to remember them, and after that try to compose life phrases with each of the forms. Try to remember the required form yourself. Look at the reference book only after making a real effort to remember. Such efforts stimulate memory and form associative connections - this is much more effective rote memorization. For most students, just one exercise is enough. Although it would not be superfluous to repeat it in a day. But, as a rule, in the future the material is consolidated along other topics; just remember to monitor the regularity and coherence (each subsequent topic contains at least a little bit from the previous one) of the lessons.
The situation is similar with strong verbs. Surprisingly, most of them are among the most popular. It is necessary to spend some time getting acquainted with them, but consolidating the material can be combined with studying other topics.
This is all you need to know to successfully begin immersing yourself in the topic. Be prepared that you will still have to swim a lot. In any case, armed with this information, as well as a good reference book on German grammar, you will not drown and can move forward with confidence.
