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| nikii | Sunday 16th of January 2005 03:24:41 PM |
| German verb conjugation - [b][u]Regular Verb Forms[/u][/b] German regular verbs all take the same conjugation, and barely ever change spelling, and all end in [b]en[/b] as well, making [b]en[/b] the verb stem : Ich = I du = you er = he/it sie = she/it es = it wir = we ihr = you, plural, informal sie = they, plural Sie = you, formal, singular and plural Ich: [b]-e[/b] Du: [b]-st[/b] er/sie/es: [b]-t[/b] wir: [b]-en[/b] ihr: [b]-t[/b] sie, Sie[b]-en[/b] [u][i][b] gehen[/b] (to go) [/u][/i] Ich [u]geh[/u][b]e[/b] Du [u]geh[/u][b]st[/b] er/sie/es [u]geh[/u][b]t[/b] wir [u]geh[/u][b]en[/b] ihr [u]geh[/u][b]t[/b] sie, Sie [u]geh[/u][b]en[/b] Ich [i]geh[b]e[/b][/i] ins Kino. Nach der Schule, [i]geh[b]st[/b][/i] du ins Kino? Er [i]geh[b]t[/b][/i] zur Schule. [i][u][b]Spielen[/b] (to play)[/u][/i] Ich [u]spiel[/u][b]e[/b] Du [u]spiel[/u][b]st[/b] er/sie/es [u]spiel[/u][b]t[/b] wir [u]spiel[/u][b]en[/b] ihr [u]spiel[/u][b]t[/b] sie, Sie [u]spiel[/u][b]en[/b] Sie [i]spiel[b]t[/b][/i] Fussball mit Rolf. Wir [i]spiel[b]en[/b][/i] auch mit Rolf. [i]* note: if the 'she' pronoun is at the beginning of a sentence, and is capitalized, it keeps the [b]er/sie/es[/b] conjugation, NOT the [b]sie (they,pl.), Sie (pl.,sg.,fml.)[/b] conjugated form.*[/i] [i]* note: objects, such as a pencil, car, plane, apple, etc., also make the verb conjugated in the sentence, and take the [b]er/sie/es[/b] form, unless there is more than one object, it would take the plural form of [b]Sie[/b].*[/i] [b][u] explodieren[/b] (to explode)[/u] Ich [u]explodier[/u][b]e[/b] Du [u]explodier[/u][b]st[/b] er/sie/es [u]explodier[/u][b]t[/b] wir [u]explodier[/u][b]en[/b] ihr [u]explodier[/u][b]t[/b] sie, Sie [u]explodier[/u][b]en[/b] Das Auto [i]explodier[b]t[/b][/i]. Mein Bruder und meine Schwester sind [i]explodier[b]en[/b][/i]. [i]Explodier[b]st[/b][/i] du? [i]*note: some verbs that have -ten and -den stems are conjugated the same way as other regular verbs, but the -t or -d changes to a [u]-et[/u] in the [b]er/sie/es[/b] and [b]ihr[/b] form, and [u]-est[/u] in the [b]du[/b] form.[/i] Ex 1 (-ten): [u][b]arbeiten[/b] (to work)[/u] Ich [u]arbeit[/u][b]e[/b] Du [u]arbeit[/u][b]est[/b] er/sie/es [u]arbeit[/u][b]et[/b] wir [u]arbeit[/u][b]en[/b] ihr [u]arbeit[/u][b]et[/b] sie, Sie [u]arbeit[/u][b]en[/b] Ex 2 (-den): [u][b]finden[/b] (to find)[/u] Ich [u]find[/u][b]e[/b] Du [u]find[/u][b]est[/b] er/sie/es [u]find[/u][b]et[/b] wir [u]find[/u][b]en[/b] ihr [u]find[/u][b]et[/b] sie, Sie [u]find[/u][b]en[/b] Some example sentences: Anja [i]sing[b]t[/b][/i] sehr schön. Ich [i]trink[b]e[/b][/i] ein Glas Wein. Woher [i]komm[b]st[/b][/i] du? Wir [i]mach[b]en[/i][/b] nichts. [i]Mach[b]st[/b][i] du es? /~-~-~-I'm trying to help explain German verb conjugation; if you have any questions or see any mistakes, feel free to ask and/or correct me :) -~-~-~\ | |
| nikii | Sunday 16th of January 2005 03:56:33 PM |
| modal verbs - [i]***Note: The first three modals (dürfen, können, mögen ) have a vowel change to "a", müssen drops the umlaut, sollen has no vowel change, and wollen changes to an "i" only in the singular. ***Also note that first and third persons in the singular have no conjugated endings. Then the plural goes back to the original form and conjugated as normal. ***The [b]ich[/b] form matches the [b]er/sie/es[/b] form as well. [/i] [u][i]Modal verbs[/i][/u] [b][i] dürfen[/b] (may)[/i] [b][i] können[/b](can, able to) [/i] [i][b] mögen[/b](like to)[/i] [i][b] müssen[/b](must, have to)[/i] [i][b]sollen[/b](shall, should)[/i] [i][b]wollen[/b](want to)[/i] (the [b]ich[/b] form loses it's ending) [u][i]ich[/i][/u] darf kann mag muss soll will (the [b]du[/b] form still ends with [b]-st[/b]) [u][i]du[/i][/u] darfst kannst magst musst sollst willst ([b]er, sie, es[/b] is like the [b]ich[/b] form, still with no ending...) [u][i]er, sie, es[/i][/u] darf kann mag muss soll will ([b]wir[/b] still takes the [b]-en[/b] form) [i][u]wir[/i][/u] dürfen können mögen müssen sollen wollen (the [b]ihr[/b] form still takes [b]-t[/b] [i][u]ihr[/i][/u] dürft könnt mögt müsst sollt wollt (the [b]sie, Sie[/b] form still takes [b]-en[/b]) [u][i]sie, Sie[/i][/u] dürfen können mögen müssen sollen wollen [i][b]möchten[/b] (would like)[/i] [i][b]werden[/b] (will)[/i] [u][i]ich[/i][/u] möchte werde [u][i]du[/i][/u] möchtest wirst [u][i]er, sie, es[/i][/u] möchte wird [u][i]wir[/i][/u] möchten werden [u][i]ihr[/u][/i] möchtet werdet [u][i]sie, Sie[/i][/u] möchten werden [i]**note: When modal verbs are used in the sentence, they tend to kick the action verb to the end of the sentence.[/i] Er [b]soll[/b] seine Hausaufgaben [b]machen[/b], und sie [b]soll[/b] ein Buch [b]lesen[/b]. Ich fahre heute zur Schule. (I'm driving to school today)[[i] fahren[/i] being the action verb.] with werden: Ich [b]werde[/b] heute zur Schule [b]fahren[/b]. with möchten: Ich [b]möchte[/b] heute zur Schule [b]fahren[/b]. | |
| teknogeek | Sunday 16th of January 2005 05:23:50 PM |
| - Hi Nikki! I believe there may be a small error with the following: [quote]Mein Bruder und meine Schwester sind explodieren.[/quote] [i]sind explodieren[/i] appears to be incorrect. If you're looking to translate the plural form (where there are two or more people or objects involved), the correct sentence would be: [quote]Mein Bruder und meine Schwester explodieren.[/quote] Incidentally, the verb [i]explodieren[/i] is an irregular verb. I didn't know this until I looked it up in my trusty Langenscheidt's dictionary. :-) Also, I most certainly hope that your brother and your sister do not spontaneously combust. ;-) I like what you're doing here with the verb conjugations. Let me know if I can be of any assistance! -Tina | |
| nikii | Sunday 16th of January 2005 05:40:10 PM |
| - lol, thanks tekno :) I saw that, but forgot to correct it :p It's a good thing you saw it and corrected it for me :) Anyone is welcome too, to correct any of my mistakes as well ;) | |
| cubanmiamiman | Sunday 30th of January 2005 09:56:18 AM |
| - good lesson keep adding more i like you teaching style so now teach more words kk | |
| nikii | Sunday 30th of January 2005 12:43:58 PM |
| - Hehe, thanks :D I'm gonna add more conjugation rules soon, such as irregular verbs and seperable prefix verbs... And then I'll teach the different kinds of past tenses and conjugation rules for them :) | |
