گرامر 5 - آلمانی

In English, the infinitive (the basic form of the verb) is signalled by "to"; i.e. to learn, to play, to do.

In German, the infinitive consists of the verb stem plus en or, less often, n; i.e. lernen, spielen, tun.

In English, verbs only have an ending in the third person singular; i.e. he/it/she learns, plays, does.

In German, all forms of the present tense have an ending. The verb stem is not changed, but the infinitive ending en or n is changed to:

Note than in the 1st and 3rd person plural the ending is identical to the infinitive ending; i.e. wir lernen, sie lernen. Therefore verbs with an n as their infinite ending also also end in n in the 1st and 3rd personal plural and in the Sie-form; i.e. wir tun, sie tun, Sie tun.

If the stem ends in d (like "finden") or t (like "arbeiten"), or in combinations like gn (like "regnen"), an e is inserted before the personal endings st and t.

If the stem ends in s, z, or ß, the personal ending in the 2nd person singular is t and not st:

In English, the infinitive (the basic form of the verb) is signalled by "to"; i.e. to learn, to play, to do.

In German, the infinitive consists of the verb stem plus en or, less often, n; i.e. lernen, spielen, tun.

In English, verbs only have an ending in the third person singular; i.e. he/it/she learns, plays, does.

In German, all forms of the present tense have an ending. The verb stem is not changed, but the infinitive ending en or n is changed to:

Note than in the 1st and 3rd person plural the ending is identical to the infinitive ending; i.e. wir lernen, sie lernen. Therefore verbs with an n as their infinite ending also also end in n in the 1st and 3rd personal plural and in the Sie-form; i.e. wir tun, sie tun, Sie tun.

If the stem ends in d (like "finden") or t (like "arbeiten"), or in combinations like gn (like "regnen"), an e is inserted before the personal endings st and t.

If the stem ends in s, z, or ß, the personal ending in the 2nd person singular is t and not st: