How to use German verb How to use German verb endingsendings

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Applying Verb Endings in SentencesMore Examples

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•Write the personal pronounsWrite the personal pronouns

Singular:Singular: Plural:Plural:

ichich WirWir

dudu ihrihr

er/sie/eser/sie/es siesie

Sie (formal) Sie (formal)

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•Next to the pronouns, start by Next to the pronouns, start by writing the stem (part before –en writing the stem (part before –en ending on infinitive form) and then ending on infinitive form) and then write the endings next to the stems.write the endings next to the stems.

•For the example: For the example: Yellow letters are Yellow letters are the verb endings, the verb endings, everything else is everything else is in black. in black.

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KommenKommen- to come- to come

Ich kommIch kommee I comeI come wir kommwir kommen en we come we come

Du kommDu kommstst you comeyou come ihr kommihr kommt t you come you come

ErEr kommkommt he comest he comes sie kommsie kommen en they come they come

Sie Sie she comeshe come

Es Es it comesit comesBack

Applying verb endings in Applying verb endings in sentencessentences

• Simply identify the subject, and if that subject Simply identify the subject, and if that subject is not a personal pronoun, identify the is not a personal pronoun, identify the personal pronoun it replaces.personal pronoun it replaces.

• SabineSabine kommt kommt aus München.aus München.

• Sabine comes from Munich.Sabine comes from Munich.

• The ending for kommen is –The ending for kommen is –tt because Sabine because Sabine replaces the personal pronoun sie.replaces the personal pronoun sie.

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• Ich Ich schreibschreibe e einen Brief.einen Brief.

• I’m writing a letter.I’m writing a letter.

• HaHastst dudu ein Heft? ein Heft?

• Do you have a notebook?Do you have a notebook?

• WirWir geh gehenen in die Stadt. in die Stadt.

• We’re going in the city.We’re going in the city.

• DasDas Auto fähr Auto fährtt sehr gut. sehr gut.

• The car drives very well.The car drives very well.

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