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German language has three verb forms. Strong, weak and irregular verbs in German. List of strong conjugation verbs

Conjugate verbs in many languages

There are many verbs in every language, and how to conjugate them can vary from language to language. That's why it's important to have a user-friendly tool that shows you full verb conjugations, making learning faster and more efficient. Whether it's a regular or irregular verb, bab.la conjugators have an extensive database of verbs in all grammatical forms. You will quickly find the one you need. On the main page you can see an overview of all the available languages ​​and once you select the one you need, you can start learning how to conjugate verbs. What's more, you can even view a list of the most commonly used verbs in the language you're learning.

All verb forms at a glance

If you're looking for a specific verb that doesn't appear on this list, you can search for it in another way. Simply select the given language and enter the verb you are looking for in the search bar. At the top of the page you will see the infinitive form and two other forms of the verb, different depending on the language, and then the full conjugation in all tenses and moods (indicative, conditional and imperative). Below you can find the infinitive, participle, gerund or other forms of the verb in question and the translation into your source language.

Verb conjugation without problems

You may have heard that verb conjugation is one of the most difficult parts of grammar in many languages, but you need to learn it if you want to speak fluently in a given language. However, verb conjugation is easier than you think. Regular verbs are quite simple in most languages, so you'll learn them very quickly. On the other hand, irregular verbs are a different story, but that doesn't mean that learning to conjugate them is an impossible mission. Like everything in life, it is a matter of practice and time. As long as you really want to learn a foreign language and you have useful tools, this goal is very close!

I would like to note that on the site most of the words and cards for study are presented in English, and this is not surprising, because English is studied more than French, Spanish and other languages. But today I’m ready to present a new selection of verbs, albeit in German.

It is not surprising that there are irregular verbs in English and German. In English it is , in German it is Starke Verben. As you may have guessed, you just need to learn them so as not to have problems in the future. We can already find irregular English verbs on the site, and you will find German strong verbs in this post.

How many German strong verbs are there? It is impossible to give an exact answer to this question, since every language has obsolete forms, and vice versa. Why should we study ancient words and expressions, because language also tends to be updated over time. I have prepared a list of the most commonly used strong verbs in the German language. You can study and not be afraid that such a verb is no longer used in modern German.

Let's take a look at our table called “List of strong conjugation verbs”(see below). We have 4 columns:

— Infinitive
— Präsens
— Imperfect
— Partizip II

We all know what they mean (if not, then move on to learning the basics). So, I decided not to include the form in the dictionary for Lingvo Tutor Präsens for the simple reason that we will have to type too many words either on a PDA or on a computer. And the shape Präsens is not considered highly problematic in German.

Don't be greedy with comments, write what you think about the selection!

List of strong conjugation verbs

Infinitive	Präsens	Imperfect	PartizipII
l. backen (oven)	bäckt	buk	gebacken
2. befehlen (to order)	befiehlt	befahl	befohlen
3. beginnen (to begin)	beginnt	begann	begonnen
4. beißen (bite)	beißt	biß	gebissen
5. bergen (to hide)	Birgt	barg	geborgen
6. bersten (to burst)	birst	burst	geborsten
7. bewegen (to induce, to encourage)	bewegt	bewog	bewogen
8. biegen (bend)	biegt	bog	gebogen
9. bieten (to offer)	bietet	bot	geboten
10. binden (to tie)	bindet	band	gebunden
11. bitten (to ask)	bittet	bat	gebeten
12. blasen (to blow)	blast	blies	geblasen
13. bleiben (to stay)	bleibt	blieb	geblieben
14. braten (fry)	brother	briet	gebraten
15. brechen (to break)	bricht	brach	gebrochen
16. brennen (to burn)	brennt	brannte	gebrannt
17. bringen (bring)	bringt	brachte	gebracht
18. denken (to think)	denkt	dachte	gedacht
19. dingen (to hire)	dingt	dingte	gedungen
20. dreschen (thresh)	drisht	drosch(drasch)	gedroschen
21. dringen (to penetrate)	dringt	drang	gedrungen
22. dünken (to imagine)	dunkt(deucht)	dünkte(deuchte)	gedünkt(gedeucht)
23. dürfen (to be able)	darf	durfte	gedurft
24. empfehlen (to recommend)	empfiehlt	empfahl	empfohlen
25. erbleichen (turn pale)	erbleicht	erbleichte(erblich)	erbleicht(erblichen)
26. erkiesen (to elect)	erkiest	erkor	erkoren
27. essen (is)	ißt	aß	Gegessen
28. fahren (to go)	fährt	fuhr	gefahren
29. fallen (fall)	falls	field	gefallen
30. fangen (to catch)	fängt	fing	gefangen
31. fechten (fencing)	ficht	focht	gefochten
32. finden (to find)	findet	fand	gefunden
33. flechten (to weave)	flicht	flocht	geflochten
34. fliegen (fly)	fliegt	flog	geflogen
35. fliehen (to run)	flieht	floh	geflohen
36.fließen (to flow)	fließt	floß	geflossen
37. fressen (eat)	frißt	fraß	gefressen
38. frieren (to freeze)	friert	fror	gefroren
39. gären (to wander)	gärt	gor	gegoren
40. gebären (give birth)	gebiert	gebar	geboren
41. geben (to give)	gibt	gab	gegeben
42. gedeihen (to succeed, to grow)	gedeiht	gedieh	gediehen
43. gehen (to go)	geht	ging	gegangen
44. gelingen (to succeed)	gelingt	gelang	gelungen
45. gelten (to cost)	gilt	galt	gegolten
46. ​​genesen (get well)	genest	genas	genesen
47. genießen (enjoy, use)	genius	genoß	genossen
48. geschehen (to happen)	geschieht	Geschah	geschehen
49. gewinnen (to extract)	gewinnt	Gewann	Gewonnen
50. gießen (to pour)	gießt	goß	Gegossen
51. gleichen (to walk)	gleicht	glich	geglichen
52. gleiten (to slide)	gleitet	glitt	gegliten
53. glimmen (smolder)	glimmt	glomm	geglommen
54. graben (dig)	gräbt	grub	gegraben
55. greifen (grab)	grace	griff	gegriffen
56. haben (to have)	hat	hatte	gehabt
57. halten (to hold)	hält	hielt	gehalten
58. hängen (hang)	hangt	hing	gehangen
59. hauen (to chop)	haut	hieb	gehauen
60. heben (to raise)	hebt	hob	Gehoben
61. heißen (to be called)	heißt	hieß	geheißen
62. helfen (to help)	hilft	half	geholfen
63.kennen (to know)	kennt	kannte	gekannt
64. klingen (to ring)	klingt	klang	geklungen
65. kneifen (pinch)	kneift	kniff	gekniffen
66. kommen (to come)	kommt	kam	gekommen
67. können (to be able)	kann	konnte	gekonnt
68. kriechen (crawl)	kriecht	kroch	gekrochen
69. laden (to load: to invite)	ladet	lud	geladen
70. lassen (command, force, leave)	läßt	ließ	gelassen
71.laufen (run)	läuft	lief	gelaufen
72. leiden (endure)	leidet	litt	gelitten
73. leihen (to borrow)	leiht	lieh	geliehen
74.lesen (read)	liest	las	gelesen
75. liegen (to lie down)	liegt	lag	gelegen
76. löschen (to go out)	löscht	losch	geloschen
77. lügen (to lie)	lügt	log	gelogen
78. meiden (avoid)	meidet	mied	gemieden
79.melken (milk)	milkt	melkte(milk)	gemelkt(gemolken)
80. messen (to measure)	mißt	maß	gemessen
81. mißlingen (to fail)	mißlingt	mißlang	mißlungen
82. mögen (to want)	mag	mochte	gemocht
83. müssen (must)	muß	mußte	gemußt
84.nehmen (to take)	nimmt	nahm	genommen
85. nennen (to call)	nennt	nannte	genannt
86. pfeifen (whistle)	pfeift	pfiff	gepfiffen
87. pflegen (to look after; to have a habit of)	pflegt	pflegte(pflog)	gepflegt(gepflogen)
88. preisen (to praise)	preist	prices	gepriesen
89. quellen (to beat with a spring)	quilt	quoll	gequollen
90. raten (to advise)	rät	riet	geraten
91. reiben (to rub)	reibt	rieb	gerieben
92. reißen (tear)	reißt	riß	Gerissen
93. reiten (to ride)	reitet	ritt	geritten
94. rennen (to run)	rennt	rannte	gerannt
95. rieсhen. (sniff)	riecht	roch	gerochen
96. ringen (squeeze)	ringt	rank	gerungen
97. rinnen (to flow)	rinnt	rann	geronnen
98. rufen (shout, call)	ruft	rief	gerufen
99. saufen (drink, get drunk)	säuft	soff	gesoffen
100. saugen (to suck)	saugt	sog	gesogen
101. schaffen (to create)	schafft	schuf	Geschaffen
102. schallen (to sound)	schallt	schallte(scholl)	geschallt(geschollen)
103. scheiden (to separate)	scheidet	schied	geschieden
104. scheinen (to shine)	scheint	schien	geschienen
105. schelten (scold)	schilt	schalt	gescholten
106. scheren (cut)	schiert	schor	geschoren
107. schieben (to move)	schiebt	schob	geschoben
108. schießen (shoot)	schießt	schoß	Geschossen
109. schinden (to skin)	schindet	schund	geschunden
110. schlafen (sleep)	schläft	schlief	Geschlafen
111.schlagen (to beat)	schlägt	schlug	geschlagen
112. schleichen (to sneak up)	schleicht	schlich	geschlichen
113. schleifen (sharpen)	schleift	schliff	geschliffen
114. schließen (lock)	schließt	schloß	geschlossen
115. schlingen (to entwine)	schlingt	schlang	geschlungen
116. schmeißen (throw)	schmeißt	schmiß	geschmissen
117. schmelzen (melt, melt)	schmilzt	schmolz	Geschmolzen
118. schnauben (sniffle)	schnaubt	schnaubte(schnob)	geschnaubt(geschnoben)
119. schneiden (to cut)	schneidet	schnitt	geschnitten
120. schrecken (to be scared)	schrickt	schrak	geschrocken
121. schreiben (to write)	schreibt	schrieb	geschrieben
122. schielen (shout)	schreit	schrie	Geschrien
123. schreiten (to walk)	schreitet	schritt	geschritten
124. schweigen (be silent)	schweigt	schwieg	geschwiegen
125. schwellen (to swell)	schwillt	schwoll	Geschwollen
126. schwimmen (swim)	schwimmt	schwamm	geschwommen
127. schwinden (disappear)	schwindet	schwand	geschwunden
128. schwingen (to wave)	schwingt	schwang	geschwungen
129. schwören (to swear)	schwört	schwur(schwur)	geschworen
130. sehen (to see)	sieht	sah	gesehen
131. sein (to be)	ist	war	gewesen
132. senden (to send)	sendet	sandte	gesandt
133. sieden (to boil, boil)	siedet	sott(siedete)	gesotten(gesiedet)
134. singen (sing)	singt	sang	Gesungen
135. sinken (to descend)	sinkt	sank	Gesunken
136. sinnen (think)	sinnt	sann	Gesonnen
137. sitzen (sit)	sitt	saß	gesessen
138.sollen (must)	soll	sollte	Gesollt
139. speien (spit)	speit	spie	Gespien
140. spinnen (to spin)	spinnt	spann	Gesponnen
141. sprechen (to speak)	spricht	sprach	gesprochen
142. sprießen (to rise)	sprießt	sproß	gesprossen
143. springen (jump)	spring	sprang	gesprungen
144. stechen (stab)	sticht	stach	gestochen
145. stecken (stick around)	stackt	stak(steckte)	gesteckt
146. stehen (stand)	steht	stand	gestanden
147. stehlen (to steal)	stiehlt	stahl	gestohlen
148. steigen (to rise)	steigt	stieg	gestiegen
149. sterben (to die)	stirbt	starb	gestorben
150. stieben (disperse)	stiebt	stob	gestoben
151. stinken (to stink)	stinkt	stank	gestunken
152. stoßen (push)	stößt	stieß	gestoßen
153. streichen (stroke)	streicht	strich	gestrichen
154. streiten (to argue)	streetet	stritt	gestritten
155.tragen (to wear)	trägt	trug	getragen
156. treffen (to meet)	trifft	traf	getroffen
157. treiben (drive)	treibt	trieb	getrieben
158. treten (to step)	tritt	trat	getreten
159. triefen (drip)	trieft	trifte(troff)	getrieft(getroffen)
160. trinken (to drink)	trinkt	trunk	getrunken
161. trügen (to deceive)	trügt	trog	getrogen
162.tun (to do)	tut	tat	getan
163. verderben (spoil)	verdirbt	verdarb	verdorben
164. verdrießen (to annoy)	verdrießt	verdroß	verdrossen
165. vergessen (to forget)	vergißt	vergaß	vergessen
166. verlieren (to lose)	verliert	verlor	verloren
167. wachsen (grow)	wächst	wuchs	gewachsen
168. wägen (to weigh)	wägt	wog	gewogen
169. waschen (to wash)	wäscht	wusch	gewaschen
170. weben (to weave)	webt	webte(wob)	gewebt(gewoben)
171. weichen (to yield)	weicht	wich	gewichen
172. weisen (to indicate)	weist	wies	gewiesen
173. wenden (turn)	wendet	wandte	gewandt
174. werben (recruit)	wirbt	warb	geworben
175. werden (to become)	wild	wurde	geworden
176. werfen (throw)	wirft	warf	geworfen
177. wiegen (to weigh)	wiegt	wog	gewogen
178. winden (to twist)	windet	wand	gewunden
179. wissen (to know)	weiß	wußte	gewußt
180. wollen (to want)	will	Wollte	gewollt
181. zeihen (to incriminate)	zeiht	zieh	geziehen
182. ziehen (drag)	zieht	zog	gezogen
183. zwingen (to force)	zwingt	zwang	gezwungen

Depending on the type of conjugation, verbs in German are divided into the following groups:

1) strong verbs in German (die starken Verben);

2) weak verbs in German (die schwachen Verben);

3) irregular verbs in German (die unregelmäßigen Verben). This group is also called mixed verbs in German.

Whether a verb in German belongs to one conjugation or another depends on the method of formation Imperfect And Partizip II, which along with Infinitive are the main forms and serve to form all other verb forms.

Strong verbs in German

The main forms of strong verbs in German have the following characteristics:

1) The change in the root vowel is always in Imperfect and often in Partizip II

Infinitive	Imperfect	Partizip II
lesen(read)	las	gelesen
finden(find)	fand	gefunden

2) Suffix -en V Partizip II

Infinitive	Imperfect	Partizip II
bleiben(stay)	blieb	geblieben
sehen(see)	sah	gesehen
singen(sing)	sang	Gesungen

Some strong verbs also alternate root consonants d - t,h-g:

leiden	litt	gelitten
ziehen	zog	gezogen

From the above examples it is clear that the root vowel or coincides in Imperfect And Partizip II, or coincides with Infinitive And Partizip II, or is it different in all three forms.

Weak verbs in German

In modern German, weak verbs form the largest group of verbs. This group is increasingly expanding, as it includes verbs that have appeared relatively recently: filmen- filming, funken- radio, radeln- ride a bicycle, entminen- clear mines: filmen - filmte, funken - funkte and etc.

The main forms of weak verbs in German have the following characteristics:

1. the root vowel does not change;

2. Imperfect formed using the suffix -(e)te ;

3. Partizip II formed using the suffix -(e)t .

Suffixes -ete And -et used in verbs with a stem that ends in d, t, m, n with previous consonant dm, tm, dn, gn, chn, ffn).

For example:

Infinitive	Imperfect	Partizip II
atm-en breathe	atm-ete	geatm-et
ordn-en arrange	ordn-ete	geordn-et
begegn-en meet	begegn-ete	begegn-et
zeichn-en paint	zeichn-ete	gezeichn-et
öffn-en open	öffn-ete	geoffn-et

Irregular verbs in German (mixed group)

Irregular verbs in German are those verbs that differ from strong and weak verbs when forming basic forms and, in some cases, when conjugating in Präsens . For the purpose of better memorization, we divide these verbs into three groups:

Group 1.

These verbs form their base forms like weak verbs, but in Imperfect And Partizip II they change the root vowel e on A.

Infinitive	Imperfect	Partizip II
Kennen- know	kannte	gekannt
nennen– call	nannte	genannt
brennen– burn	brannte	gebrannt
rennen- run, rush	rannte	gerannt
wenden- to return	wandte	gewandt
senden– send	sandte	gesandt
denken- think	dachte	gedacht

Group 2.

When learning the German (German) language, great attention has to be paid to verbs (verbs), since the verb. - this is the center of any mute. offers. He is often compared to a conductor in an orchestra, since the presence or absence of additional members and their place in the sentence depends on him.

Those who have recently begun to learn German may find it complex and confusing, and its verb system the invention of a rare misanthrope. For example, three forms (f-we) of German verbs. Many people wonder why there is one verb instead. (infinitive, which is given in the dictionary) you have to learn 3 forms at once. We hope our article will help you understand this.

So, everyone is mute. verb has three functions: infinitive, imperfect (Präteritum) and participle (Partizip II). Strictly speaking, every verb. has many more forms than these three, but these are the ones we will talk about. It will be a little easier for those who are familiar with English grammar, since these forms are similar in the two languages.

With the infinitive, everything is more or less clear, this f-ma is in the dictionary, from it all f-mas of the present and future tense are formed: machen, spielen, studieren, verkaufen, einkaufen.

Imperfect (Präteritum) is the past tense commonly used in written German. From the base of the imperfect (the second f-me), the personal f-me of verbs in this past tense are formed (using personal verb endings).

It is also formed from the infinitive using a special suffix -t- and endings. If a word has a separable prefix (adj.), then it is pronounced separately.

However, this is only true for weak verbs. As for strong verbs. and verb. mixed conjugation (irregular), then for them the imperfective form must be looked at in a special table (see below).

Mach-en – mach-t-e, spiel-en – spiel-t-e, studieren – studier-t-e, verkauf-en – verkauf-t-e, ein-kauf-en – kauf-t-e ein,

Accordingly, the 2nd form of these verbs: machte, spielte, studierte, verkaufte, kaufte ein.

Past participles (Partizip II) are used as independent parts of speech (passive participles), as well as to form the passive voice, past tenses Perfekt and Plusquamperfekt and future tense Futurum II.

These participles are also formed from the infinitive, using the adverb. ge- and the suffix –t.

Mach-en – ge-mach-t, spiel-en – ge-spiel-t.

NOTES!!!

• These phrases do not have verb endings.
• If in verb. there is a suffix -ier-, then adj. ge- is not added. Stud-ier -en – studier-t, buchstab-ier-en – buchstab-ier-t.
• If verb. begin with inseparable prefix (be-, ge-, er-, ver-, zer-, ent-, emp-,miss and some others), then adj. ge- is not added. Ver kauf-en – verkauf-t, be suchen – be such-t.
• If verb. begins with a separable prefix, then adj. ge- is placed between adj. and root. Ein -kauf-en – ein-ge -kauf-t, auf -räum-en – auf-ge -räum-t.

Accordingly, the third f-ma verb: gemacht, gespielt, studiert, verkauft, eingekauft.

That's all you need to know to form three f-we. verbs. Of course, a little more practice wouldn't hurt, but you already have the theory.

As for strong and irregular (irregular) verbs, it is easier to learn them in a table. You may find a table where there are only 3 forms, or a table where there are 4. Don't be alarmed, this is not some new confusing form. In fact, in such tables there is a separate column for the 3rd line. unit (i.e. f-ma for he/she/it). Just in the roots of some German verbs. alternation occurs, so it is easier for beginners to learn ready-made functions.

Because two verbs are used as auxiliaries in the past tense Perfect. haben and sein (for verbs of movement, change of state and verb bleiben), then we recommend teaching the third form together with an auxiliary verb. All this is reflected in our table.

When learning German, special attention is paid to verbs. This part of speech is mandatory when constructing a German sentence, and also has other, no less important, functions. A verb is a part of speech that denotes the state or action of an object.

Unregelmäßige Verben

All German verbs morphologically can be divided into weak, strong and incorrect. It is irregular verbs that cause the greatest difficulty in learning.

Irregular verbs are those that differ in the way they form their basic forms from strong and weak verbs.

Interesting! Recently, the boundaries of the concepts of “strong” and “irregular” verbs in the German language have become quite blurred. Often, to simplify the learning process, all German verbs are divided into only two groups:

• Weak, the formation of the main forms of which can be clearly classified;
• Other, in the formation of Imperfekt (Präteritum) and Partizip II which usually have difficulties. This category includes both strong verbs and irregular verbs. The main forms of verbs in this group are recommended to be learned by heart. For greater convenience, there is a summary table of the conjugation of strong and irregular verbs in the German language.

But! Strong verbs are not irregular because... They can be classified according to the method of formation of their basic forms.

Irregular verbs of the German language can be divided into three subgroups:

First subgroup	Second subgroup	Third subgroup
kennen (to know)	können (to be able)
nennen (to call)	müssen (to be due)	haben (to have)
brennen (to burn)	durfen (to be able)	gehen (to go)
rennen (to run)	wollen (to want)	werden (to become)
denken (to think)	wissen (to know)	stehen (stand)
senden (to send) wenden (to return)	sollen (to be obliged) mögen (to wish)	tun (to do) bringen (to bring)

First subgroup

Verbs of this subgroup form basic forms according to a weak principle, but they are characterized by a change in the root vowel e on A V Imperfect And Partizip II:

Be careful!
In the verb mögen, the root consonant is also replaced g on ch. In the verb wissen the root i in Imperfekt and Partizip II changes to u:

In the present tense (Präsens) these verbs change as follows:

er sie es
wir sie Sie

Table of irregular verbs in German

Infinitive	Präsens	Imperfect	Partizip II
kennen (to know)
nennen (to call)
brennen (to burn)
rennen (to run)
denken (to think)
senden (to send)
wenden (to return)
können (to be able)
müssen (to be due)
durfen (to be able)
wollen (to want)
wissen (to know)
sollen (to be obliged)
mögen (to wish)
haben (to have)
werden (to become)
gehen (to go)
stehen (stand)
tun (to do)
bringen (to bring)

As we can see from the table, the number of irregular verbs in the German language is quite small. These words are very often used in communication, and some of them serve to form temporary forms. For example, the verb werden is to form the future tense (Futurum). Ich werde lernen. I will learn.

For convenience, the table is divided into three blocks. By memorizing just seven words every day, in just three days, without much effort, your vocabulary will be replenished with new useful words, without which full communication is simply impossible.