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Explanation |
Example |
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| Regular Weak Verbs |
Regular weak verbs are often called "regular verbs" or "weak verbs".
The majority of German verbs belong to this class.
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fragen |
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| Strong Verbs |
Strong verbs are sometimes called "irregular strong verbs" because the tenses differ
from one another in significant and seemingly unpredictable ways.
There are only about 200 strong verbs in German.
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singen |
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| Mixed Verbs |
Mixed verbs are a small group of verbs that are like regular verbs in some ways,
but like strong verbs in other ways.
They are sometimes called "irregular mixed verbs" or "irregular weak verbs".
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kennen |
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| Modal Verbs |
Modal verbs modify the main verb's meaning with respect to concepts such as
ability, desire, intention, permission, and obligation.
Modal verb conjugations differ to some extent from other verb classes,
although they share some patterns with other verbs.
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There are six modal verbs in German:
dürfen, können, mögen, müssen, sollen,
and wollen. |
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| Irregular Verbs |
There are five verbs that do not fit neatly into any of the four classes described above.
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There are:
haben, sein, tun, werden, and wissen. |
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| Credits: |
"The Big Yellow Book Of German Verbs" by P. Listen, R. DiDonato, and D. Franklin |
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