Stem-Changing Verbs Flashcards
What are stem-changing verbs?
Certain irregular verbs that use regular endings but have changes to their stem vowels in the du and er/sie/es forms
What typically happens to the letter a when found in a stem changing verb?
It becomes an ä
What typically happens to the letters au when found in a stem changing verb?
They become äu
What typically happens to the letter e in a stem changing verb?
It becomes either an i or an ie
To bake
Backen (stem changing a to ä)
To fry
Braten (stem changing a to ä)
To ride
Fahren (stem changing a to ä)
To fall
Fallen (stem changing a to ä)
To catch
Fangen (stem changing a to ä)
To let, to allow
Lassen (stem changing a to ä)
To sleep
Schlafen (stem changing a to ä)
To carry; to wear
Tragen (stem changing a to ä)
To wash
Waschen (stem changing a to ä)
To run
Laufen (stem changing au to äu)
To break
Brechen (stem changing e to i)