A Foundation Course in Reading German, 2017a
A Foundation Course in Reading German, 2017a
A Foundation Course in Reading German, 2017a
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EXAMPLE VERBS<br />
INFINITIVE > 3RD PERSON SING.<br />
geben > gibt<br />
stehlen > stiehlt<br />
halten > hält<br />
laufen > läuft<br />
VOWEL CHANGE<br />
e > i<br />
e > ie<br />
a > ä<br />
au > äu<br />
A list of the most common irregular verbs (strong verbs) is <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> most<br />
dictionaries and grammar books. You do not have to memorize all the verb changes<br />
for read<strong>in</strong>g purposes. The present tense s<strong>in</strong>gular, both second and third person, of<br />
these verbs will still carry the end<strong>in</strong>gs described above for weak verbs, end<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
–st or –t.<br />
There is one notable exception: the modal verbs, which are covered <strong>in</strong> Unit 10, and<br />
the verb wissen (to know a fact). The latter is conjugated <strong>in</strong> the present tense as:<br />
PERSON SINGULAR PLURAL<br />
1ST ich weiß wir wissen<br />
2ND du weißt ihr wißt<br />
3RD er/sie/es weiß sie/Sie wissen<br />
Unit: 2: Cases, present tense<br />
7. More Question Words<br />
The genitive and dative forms of wer (who) are wessen (genitive: “whose”) and<br />
wem (dative: “to/for whom”). Examples:<br />
Wessen Hund ist das?<br />
Whose dog is that?<br />
Wem gehört der Hund?<br />
To whom does the dog belong?<br />
Unit: 2: Cases, present tense
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