Declination of verbs in German

Earlier, we already spoke about the declension of verbs in German. Earlier we already spoke about the declension of verbs in German.

Recall that, depending on the person and number, the end of the verb changes.

“lernen” – learn. Basis “lern-” + ending.

ich (i): -e;
du (you): -st;
er, sie, es (he, she, it): -t;
wir (we): -en;
ihr (you (informal appeal to a group of individuals)): -t;
sie, Sie (they, you (formal appeal to both one person and a group of people)): -en.

But then we did not mention the so-called strong verbs, verbs, which change not only the ending, but also the root vowel in the second and third person singular (ie, in er / sie / es and du).

At the root of the word, the letter “e” changes to “i”;

essen – eat (ich esse, but du / er, sie, es isst):

helfen – help (ich helfe, but du hilfst, er / sie / es hilft);

sprechen – to speak (ich spreche, but du sprichst, er / sie / es spricht).

At the root of the word, the letter “e” changes to “ie”:

sehen – see (ich sehe, but du siehst, er / sie / es sieht);

lesen – read (ich lese, du / er, sie, es liest).

At the root, the letter “a” changes to “ä”:

fahren – to go (ich fahre, but du fährst, er / sie / es fährt);

laufen — run (ich laufe, but du läufst, er / sie / es läuft);

schlafen – to sleep (ich schlafe, but du schläfst, er / sie / es schläft).

Unfortunately, looking at the verb in the infinitive (its initial form), it is impossible to say whether it is correct or not. The only good thing is that almost all irregular verbs are very often used (to run, to take, to look, to give, to speak, etc.), therefore they are remembered quickly too. You can check whether the root vowel changes in a verb, for example, at https://www.verbformen.de/. Just enter the verb and look at its conjugation in the “Präsens” column (present).

Recall that, depending on the person and number, the end of the verb changes.

“lernen” – learn. Basis “lern-” + ending.

ich (i): -e;
du (you): -st;
er, sie, es (he, she, it): -t;
wir (we): -en;
ihr (you (informal appeal to a group of individuals)): -t;
sie, Sie (they, you (formal appeal to both one person and a group of people)): -en.

But then we did not mention the so-called strong verbs, verbs, which change not only the ending, but also the root vowel in the second and third person singular (ie, in er / sie / es and du).

At the root of the word, the letter “e” changes to “i”;

essen – eat (ich esse, but du / er, sie, es isst):

helfen – help (ich helfe, but du hilfst, er / sie / es hilft);

sprechen – to speak (ich spreche, but du sprichst, er / sie / es spricht).

At the root of the word, the letter “e” changes to “ie”:

sehen – see (ich sehe, but du siehst, er / sie / es sieht);

lesen – read (ich lese, du / er, sie, es liest).

At the root, the letter “a” changes to “ä”:

fahren – to go (ich fahre, but du fährst, er / sie / es fährt);

laufen — run (ich laufe, but du läufst, er / sie / es läuft);

schlafen – to sleep (ich schlafe, but du schläfst, er / sie / es schläft).

Unfortunately, looking at the verb in the infinitive (its initial form), it is impossible to say whether it is correct or not. The only good thing is that almost all irregular verbs are very often used (to run, to take, to look, to give, to speak, etc.), therefore they are remembered quickly too. You can check whether the root vowel changes in a verb, for example, at https://www.verbformen.de/. Just enter the verb and look at its conjugation in the “Präsens” column (present).