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DEUTSCHE VERBEN. I. REGULAR VERBS. How to conjugate a regular verb. Start with the infinitive. For most German verbs, that is the form ending in –en. For example: kommen . In English, we would translate the infinitive as “to come”.
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DEUTSCHE VERBEN I. REGULAR VERBS
How to conjugate a regular verb • Start with the infinitive. For most German verbs, that is the form ending in –en. For example: kommen. In English, we would translate the infinitive as “to come”. • Take the –en off the verb to find the stem. So here, the stem is komm-. • Put the personal endings on the verb stem.
REGULAR VERBS with stems ending in –s, -ss, β, -z, -tz • First, remove the –en from the infinitive to find the stem. For example: heiβen heiβ-. • Then, add the personal endings. These are all the same as before EXCEPT FOR THE DU- FORM, which only adds a –t, since there is some kind of –s sound there anyway. For example: it du heiβ-t, NOT du heiβ-st.