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Verbs

There are two main types of verb in German - weak verbs (which are regular) and strong verbs (which are irregular).





weak


strong




spielen


helfen




to play


to help


ich


spiele


helfe


du


spielst


hilfst


er/sie/es


spielt


hilft


wir


spielen


helfen


ihr


spielt


helft


Sie


spielen


helfen


sie


spielen


helfen


 

Other examples of strong verbs are:





sein


haben




to be


to have


ich


bin


habe


du


bist


hast


er/sie/es


ist


hat


wir


sind


haben


ihr


seid


habt


Sie


sind


haben


sie


sind


haben


 

To make a verb negative, add nicht:



ich verstehe nicht


I don't understand


das funktioniert nicht


it doesn't work

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