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Present Tense - Irregular Forms |
The following list shows the forms of the irregular verbs (also called "strong verbs"). Look how the stem vocal changes in the 2. and 3. person singular, sometimes even in the 1. person singular.
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Form | German | Phonetic Script | English |
infinitive | laufen | ['laufən] | to run/walk |
1. person singular | ich laufe | [ɪç 'laufə] | I run |
2. person singular (familiar) | du läufst | [du: lɔyfst] | you run |
3. person singular | er/sie/es läuft | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs lɔyft] | he/she/it runs |
1. person plural | wir laufen | [vi:ə 'laufən] | we run |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr lauft | [i:ə lauft] | you run |
3. person plural | sie laufen | [zi: 'laufən] | they run |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie laufen | [zi: 'laufən] | you run |
infinitive | leiden | ['laidən] | to suffer |
1. person singular | ich leide | [ɪç 'laidə] | I suffer |
2. person singular (familiar) | du leidest | [du: 'laidəst] | you suffer |
3. person singular | er/sie/es leidet | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'laidət] | he/she/it suffers |
1. person plural | wir leiden | [vi:ə 'laidən] | we suffer |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr leidet | [i:ə 'laidət] | you suffer |
3. person plural | sie leiden | [zi: 'laidən] | they suffer |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie leiden | [zi: 'laidən] | you suffer |
infinitive | lesen | ['le:zən] | to read |
1. person singular | ich lese | [ɪç 'le:zə] | I read |
2. person singular (familiar) | du liest | [du: li:st] | you read |
3. person singular | er/sie/es liest | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs li:st] | he/she/it reads |
1. person plural | wir lesen | [vi:ə 'le:zən] | we read |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr lest | [i:ə le:st] | you read |
3. person plural | sie lesen | [zi: 'le:zən] | they read |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie lesen | [zi: 'le:zən] | you read |
infinitive | meiden | ['maidən] | to avoid |
1. person singular | ich meide | [ɪç 'maidə] | I avoid |
2. person singular (familiar) | du meidest | [du: 'maidəst] | you avoid |
3. person singular | er/sie/es meidet | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'maidət] | he/she/it avoids |
1. person plural | wir meiden | [vi:ə 'maidən] | we avoid |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr meidet | [i:ə 'maidət] | you avoid |
3. person plural | sie meiden | [zi: 'maidən] | they avoid |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie meiden | [zi: 'maidən] | you avoid |
infinitive | messen | ['mɛsən] | to measure |
1. person singular | ich messe | [ɪç 'mɛsə] | I measure |
2. person singular (familiar) | du misst | [du: mɪst] | you measure |
3. person singular | er/sie/es misst | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs mɪst] | he/she/it measures |
1. person plural | wir messen | [vi:ə 'mɛsən] | we measure |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr messt | [i:ə mɛst] | you measure |
3. person plural | sie messen | [zi: 'mɛsən] | they measure |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie messen | [zi: 'mɛsən] | you measure |
infinitive | mögen | ['mø:gən] | to like |
1. person singular | ich mag | [ɪç ma:k] | I like |
2. person singular (familiar) | du magst | [du: ma:kst] | you like |
3. person singular | er/sie/es mag | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ma:k] | he/she/it likes |
1. person plural | wir mögen | [vi:ə 'mø:gən] | we like |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr mögt | [i:ə mø:kt] | you like |
3. person plural | sie mögen | [zi: 'mø:gən] | they like |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie mögen | [zi: 'mø:gən] | you like |
infinitive | müssen | ['mʏsən] | to have to do |
1. person singular | ich muss | [ɪç mʊs] | I must |
2. person singular (familiar) | du musst | [du: mʊst] | you must |
3. person singular | er/sie/es muss | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs mʊs] | he/she/it must |
1. person plural | wir müssen | [vi:ə 'mʏsən] | we must |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr müsst | [i:ə mʏst] | you must |
3. person plural | sie müssen | [zi: 'mʏsən] | they must |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie müssen | [zi: 'mʏsən] | you must |
infinitive | nehmen | ['ne:mən] | to take |
1. person singular | ich nehme | [ɪç 'ne:mə] | I take |
2. person singular (familiar) | du nimmst | [du: nɪmst] | you take |
3. person singular | er/sie/es nimmt | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs nɪmt] | he/she/it takes |
1. person plural | wir nehmen | [vi:ə 'ne:mən] | we take |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr nehmt | [i:ə ne:mt] | you take |
3. person plural | sie nehmen | [zi: 'ne:mən] | they take |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie nehmen | [zi: 'ne:mən] | you take |
infinitive | quellen | ['kvɛlən] | to swell/pour out of |
1. person singular | ich quelle | [ɪç 'kvɛlə] | I swell |
2. person singular (familiar) | du quillst | [du: kvɪlst] | you swell |
3. person singular | er/sie/es quillt | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs kvɪlt] | he/she/it swells |
1. person plural | wir quellen | [vi:ə 'kvɛlən] | we swell |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr quellt | [i:ə kvɛlt] | you swell |
3. person plural | sie quellen | [zi: 'kvɛlən] | they swell |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie quellen | [zi: 'kvɛlən] | you swell |
infinitive | raten | ['ra:tən] | to guess/advise |
1. person singular | ich rate | [ɪç 'ra:tə] | I swell |
2. person singular (familiar) | du rätst | [du: rɛ:tst] | you swell |
3. person singular | er/sie/es rät | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs rɛ:t] | he/she/it swells |
1. person plural | wir raten | [vi:ə 'ra:tən] | we swell |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr ratet | [i:ə 'ra:tət] | you swell |
3. person plural | sie raten | [zi: 'ra:tən] | they swell |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie raten | [zi: 'ra:tən] | you swell |
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