Deutsch I fr AnfngerBeginning German I

Frau Caplan-CarbinIntroduction to German Verb Conjugation

Guten TagIch heie Alex.Und du?Wie heit du?

Wie heit du?Ich heie ~~~~~.

Wie heit du?t duI am called ... (My name is ~)How are you called? (Whats your name?)

Verbs = Action wordsVerbs can express many different types of action:a physical activityto run, to sit, to stand, (rennen, sitzen, stehen)a mental activityto dream, to think, to believe, to hope (trumen, denken, glauben, hoffen)a conditionto be, to become, (sein, werden,)

VerbsA verb is vital to form a complete sentence. The subject performs the action of the verb.Any sentence consists of a subject plus a verb.

Verbs in GermanAll German verbs consist of two parts.A verb stem is combined with the general ending ~en.heien = to be called

Verb Endings = ConjugationichestduIyouIch heisse Alex.Wie heisst du?

Verb Endings = ConjugationichestduIyouIch lerne Deutsch.Was lernst du?

Verb Endings = ConjugationichestduIyouwohnenIch wohne in Tampa.Wo wohnst du?

Verb Endings = ConjugationichestduIyouarbeitenIch arbeite bei USF.Wo arbeitest du?eadd e when the verb stem ends in t tt

Verb ConjugationEr heisst Heinrich.Er lernt DeutschEr heisst Peter.Er arbeitet bei USF.Er heisst Rainer.Er wohnt in Tampa.

Verb ConjugationSie spielen zusammen.They play together.

Verb ConjugationSie

zusammen.Theylive together.wohn

Verb ConjugationSie

zusammen.Theywork together.arbeit

Verb conjugation: Pronouns1st person singularWhen the speaker is the performer of the (action) verbthe I form, (the ich form)Ich heiss Alex. Ich wohn in Tampa.Ich lern Deutsch.eIcheIcheIch

Verb conjugation: Pronouns2nd person singularWhen the subject performing the verb is the person to whom you are speaking.the you form, (the du form) informal** There are other forms for the word you used when the subject is formal and/or plural.Du lernst Deutsch.Du st

Verb conjugation: Pronouns3rd person singularWhen the subject performing the verb is the person, thing or idea that you are speaking about.the he, she or it form, (the er/sie/es form) Er tlern Deutsch.

Personal Pronouns1st person

2nd person

3rd personichwir

duihrSieSie

er/sie/es sieSingular Plural

Personal Pronouns: Verb Endings1st pers.

2nd pers.

3rd pers.ichwir

duihrSieSie

er/sie/es sie ~e~en

~st~t ~en~en

~t~en

Personal Pronouns: Verb Endingsichwir

duihrSieSie

er/sie/es sie ~e~en

~st~t ~en~en

~t~enlernelernen

lernstlerntlernenlernen

lerntlernen ~e~en

~st~t ~en~en

~t~en

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