Lesson on Irregular Verbs in German

Introduction

• Focus: Learning and conjugating irregular verbs in German.
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Lesson Structure

1. Basic Conjugation Rules for irregular verbs in the present tense.
2. Conjugation Examples of a few irregular verbs.
3. Exercise to practice conjugation.

Irregular Verbs (Starke Verben)

• Definition: Verb stem changes, and ending varies based on the pronoun (singular/plural).

Conjugation Pattern

• Irregular verbs vary from regular verbs: Stem changes for 'du' and 'er/sie/es' pronouns, mainly in the vowel.
• Other pronouns follow regular verb conjugation patterns.

Vowel Changes (Vokalwechsel)

• e to i or ie:
  • Sprechen -> du sprichst
  • Lesen -> du liest
• au to äu:
  • Laufen -> du läufst
• i to ei:
  • Wissen -> du weißt

Examples

• a to ä:
  • Essen -> du isst
  • Nehmen -> du nimmst
  • Treten -> du trittst
• e to ie:
  • Lesen -> du liest
• au to äu:
  • Laufen -> du läufst
• e to ä:
  • Fahren -> du fährst
  • Waschen -> du wäschst

Special Cases

• Wissen (to know): Changes for ich, du, er/sie/es pronouns: ich weiß, du weißt, er/sie/es weiß.
• Not all verbs with these vowels are irregular.

Exercise (Übung)

• Fill in the blanks with the correct conjugated verb:
  1. du fährst (nach Berlin)
  2. er trifft (seine Freunde)
  3. ich spreche (Deutsch und Spanisch)
  4. ich laufe (gern)
  5. Sabine liest (ein Buch)

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