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Imperfect 3rd Person Singular Flashcards

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beginnen

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begann: began

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beißen

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biss / biß: bit

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bewegen

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bewog: induced (Note: When bewegen means to move, it is conjugated as a weak verb.)

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biegen

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bog: bent, turned

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bieten

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bot: offered

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binden

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band: bound, tied

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bitten

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bat: asked, requested

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bleiben

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blieb: stayed

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brennen (mixed)

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brannte: burned

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bringen (mixed)

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brachte: brought

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denken (mixed)

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dachte: thought

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dringen

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drang: persisted

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erkiesen (rare)

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erkor: chose, elected

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erklimmen (elevated)

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erklomm: scaled (climbed)

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finden

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fand: found

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fliegen

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flog: flew

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fliehen

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floh: fled

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fließen

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floß: flowed

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frieren

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fror: froze

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gären

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gärte or gor: fermented (Note: Literal usage normally applies the strong forms, figurative usage the weak forms.)

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gedeihen

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gedieh: thrived

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gehen

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ging: walked, went

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gelingen

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gelang: succeeded

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genesen

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genas: recovered

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genießen

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genoss: enjoyed

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gewinnen

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gewann: wined, gained

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gießen

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goss: poured

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gleichen

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glich: resembled

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gleiten

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glitt: glided, slid (Note: The verb begleiten, to accompany, has weak verb conjugation.)

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glimmen (elevated)

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glomm: smouldered

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greifen

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griff: seized

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hängen

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hing: hung

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hauen

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hieb: hit (Note: hauen may also be conjugated as a weak verb. There is no difference in meaning.)

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heben

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hob: lifted

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heißen

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hieß: was called

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kennen (mixed)

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kannte: knew

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klingen

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klang: sounded

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kneifen

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kniff: pinched

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kommen

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kam: came

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kriechen

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kroch: crawled, crept

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leiden

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litt: suffered (Note: The verb verleiden, to spoil, is conjugated as a weak verb.)

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leihen

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lieh: lent

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liegen

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lag: lay, was lying

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lügen

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log: lied, told a lie

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mahlen

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mahlte: ground (as in grain)

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meiden

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mied: avoided

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misslingen

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misslang: failed

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nennen (mixed)

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nannte: named, called

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pfeifen

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pfiff: whistled

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preisen

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pries: praised

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reiben

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rieb: rubbed

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reißen

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riss: ripped, teared

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reiten

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ritt: rode (a horse)

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rennen (mixed)

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rannte: ran

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riechen

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roch: smelled, smelt

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ringen

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rang: wrestled

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rinnen

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rann: flowed, trickled

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rufen

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rief: called, cried out

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salzen

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salzte: salted

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saugen

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sog: sucked (Note: The weak conjugation of saugen is equally frequent.)

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schaffen

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schuf: created (Note: When conjugated as a weak verb, schaffen means to manage, work.)

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scheiden

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schied: separated, departed

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scheinen

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schien: seemed, shone

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scheißen

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schiss: shat (vulgar)

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scheren

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schor: shore, clipped (Note: When conjugated as a weak verb, scheren means to concern.)

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schieben

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schob: pushed, shoved

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schießen

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schoss: shot

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schinden

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schindete: flayed

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schleichen

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schlich: crept, sneaked

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schleifen

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schliff: ground, sharpened on a stone (Note: When conjugated as a weak verb, schleifen means to drag.)

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schließen

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schloss: closed, shut

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schlingen

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schlang: wound, wrapped

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schmeißen

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schmiss: flung, chucked

74
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schneiden

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schnitt: cut

75
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schreiben

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schrieb: wrote

76
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schreien

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schrie: screamed, shouted

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schreiten

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schritt: strode

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schweigen

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schwieg: was silent

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schwimmen

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schwamm: swam

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schwinden

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schwand: disappeared

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schwingen

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schwang: swung

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schwören

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schwor: swore

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senden (mixed)

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sandte: sent (Note: When conjugated as a weak verb, senden means to broadcast.)

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sieden (formal)

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siedete or sott: boiled

85
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singen

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sang: sang

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sinken

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sank: sank

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sinnen

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sann: meditated

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sitzen

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saß: sat, was sitting

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spalten

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spaltete: split, cleaved

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speien

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spie: spat

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spinnen

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spann: spun; was stupid

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sprießen

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sproß: sprouted

93
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springen

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sprang: jumped

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stehen

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stand: stood

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steigen

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stieg: climbed

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stinken

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stank: stank

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streichen

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strich: stroked

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streiten

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stritt: quarrelled;

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treiben

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trieb: drove, drifted

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treten

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tritt: stepped

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trinken

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trank: drank

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trügen

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trog: deceived

103
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tun

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tat: did

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verdrießen

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verdross: vexed

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verlieren

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verlor: lost

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verzeihen

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verzieh: excused

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wägen

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wog: weighed

108
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weichen

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wich: yielded, gave way (Note: The weak verb weichen means to soften.

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weisen

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wies: pointed

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wenden (mixed)

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wandte: turned (Note: wenden may be conjugated as a weak verb, especially to mean to turn over, turn around.)

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wiegen

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wog: weighed (Note: The weak verb wiegen means to rock, sway.)

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winden

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wand: winded

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wringen

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wrang: wrang

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ziehen

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zog: pulled; moved

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zwingen

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zwang: forced

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backen

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backte or buk: baked

117
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befehlen

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befahl: commanded (Note: fehlen, to be missing or lacking, is conjugated as a weak verb.)

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bergen

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barg: salvaged

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bersten

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barst: burst

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blasen

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blies: blew

121
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braten

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briet: fried

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brechen

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brach: broke

123
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dürfen (modal)

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durfte: may, was allowed

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dreschen

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drosch: threshed

125
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empfehlen

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empfahl: recommended

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erlöschen

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erlosch: went out (of light) (Note: When erlöschen is transitive, to extinguish, it is conjugated as a weak verb.)

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erschrecken

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erschrak: was startled (Note: When erschrecken is transitive, to frighten, it is conjugated as a weak verb.)

128
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fahren

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fuhr: drove, went

129
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fallen

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fiel: fell

130
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fangen

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fing: caught

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fechten

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focht: fought, fenced

132
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flechten

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flocht: braided, plaited

133
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fressen

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fraß: ate (of animals)

134
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gebären

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gebar: gave birth

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geschehen

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geschah: occured

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geben

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gab: gave

137
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gelten

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galt: counted, was worth

138
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graben

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grub: dug

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halten

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hielt: held (Note: The verb beinhalten, to comprise, has weak verb conjugation.)

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haben (irreg.)

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hatte: hd

141
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helfen

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half: helped

142
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essen

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aß: ate

143
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sein (irreg.)

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war: was

144
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können (modal)

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konnte: could, was able to

145
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laden

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lud: loaded

146
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lassen

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ließ: let

147
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laufen

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lief: ran

148
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lesen

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las: read, was reading

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mögen (modal)

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mochte: liked

150
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melken

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melkte: milked (Note: In some regions, molk is the preferred simple past form, and gemelkt can be heard as past participle.

151
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messen

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maß: measured

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müssen (modal)

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musste: had to

153
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nehmen

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nahm: took

154
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quellen

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quoll: gushed, welled up

155
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raten

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riet: advised

156
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saufen

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soff: drank, boozed

157
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schelten

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schalt: scolded

158
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schlafen

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schlief: slept

159
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schlagen

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schlug: hit, beat

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schmelzen

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schmolz: melted

161
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schwellen

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schwoll: swelled

162
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sehen

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sah: saw

163
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sollen (modal)

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sollte: should have, was supposed to

164
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sprechen

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sprach: spoke

165
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stechen

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stach: pricked, stung

166
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stehlen

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stahl: stole

167
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sterben

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starb: died

168
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stoßen

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stieß: bumped, pushed

169
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tragen

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trug: wore, carried (Note: The verbs beauftragen and beantragen have weak verb conjugations.)

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treffen

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traf: met

171
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verderben

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verdarb: ruined

172
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vergessen

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vergaß: forgot

173
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wachsen

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wuchs: grew

174
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waschen

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wusch: washed

175
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wissen (mixed/irreg.)

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wusste: knew

176
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wollen (modal)

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wollte: wanted

177
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werben

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warb: advertised, recruited

178
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werden (irreg.)

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wurde: became

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werfen

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warf: threw

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