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Tiscali: German Phrase Finder - Verbs

PHRASES

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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