Exceptions: Irregularities in Regular Verbs Flashcards

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Umlaut Addition:

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Some verbs require an umlaut over the a in the 2nd and 3rd person singular.

Example: Fahren-to travel
fahre
fahren
fährst
fahrt
fährt
fahren

Other Examples:fallen-to fall, schlafen-to sleep, tragen-to carry, waschen-to wash, laufen-to run

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Verbs from an e to ie:

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Some verbs change the e to ie in the 2nd and 3rd person singular.

Example: Sehen-to see
sehe
sehen
siehst	
seht
sieht	
sehen

Other Examples: lesen- to read, befehlen-to command, empfehlen-to recommend, geschehen-to happen, stehlen-to steal

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Verbs from an e to i:

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3) Some verbs change the e to an i in the 2nd and 3rd person singular.

Example: Geben-to give
gebe
geben
gibst
gebt
gibt
geben

Other Examples:brechen-to break, essen-to eat, helfen-to help, sprechen-to speak, sterben-to die, treffen-to meet, werfen-to throw

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Another Irregularity:

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nehmenhas another irregularity: it doubles the m and drops the h

nehme
nehmen
nimmst
nehmt
nimmt
nehmen
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Verb stems -d ot -t:

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Verb stems ending -d or -t, add an e before three endings.

Example: Reden-to speak
rede
reden
redest
redet
redet
reden
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Verb stems s or z:

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Verb stems ending in an s or z sound, have -t for du form ending instead of -st.

Example: Sitzen-to sit
sitze
sitzen
sitzt
sitzt
sitzt
sitzen
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Infinitives endings -n -el -er

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Infinitives ending in -n (not -en) only have -n ending for wir and sie forms. Infinitive stems ending in -el or -er can drop the e in the ich form.

Example 1: Tun-to do 
tue
tun
tust
tut
tut
tun
Example 2: Segeln-to sail
segle
segeln
segelst
segelt
segelt
segeln
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