How to conjugate a verb in German

How to conjugate a verb in German

You want to learn how to conjugate German verbs? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short German lessons complete with useful examples. I speak, you speak, we all speak... we make learning German verbs fun.

German verb conjugation: I

Verbs are used to describe actions. German verbs are conjugated for each person. The conjugation consists of an ending placed on the verb stem. For the first person singular, German verbs typically use the ending '-e'.

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Ich verlasse das Haus sehr früh
I leave the house very early
ich bitte
I request
ich schiebe
I push
ich gehe zurück
I go back
ich spreche
I speak
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German is spoken in Germany, Austria and parts of Switzerland and Belgium. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning German would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Learn to get by in German with these useful words and phrases. The phrases below will help you to greet people in German, introduce yourself in German and even hold a conversation in German after you have met someone.

dieses Haus
this house
dieser Tisch
this table
dieses Buch
this book
dieser Apfel
this apple
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Step 8 : German verbs

Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in German. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three German verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the German verbs sehen, wollen and mögen (see, want, like). Using the nouns Buch, Stuhl and Tür (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each verb with each noun (I want the book, you see the chair, they like the door etc.). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about German verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs sehen, wollen and mögen by heart you can move on to Step 9 (German possessive pronouns).

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