Lesson 1 Präsens Flashcards
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Schwache Verben (weak or regular verbs)
Schwache Verben strictly follow the conjugation pattern.
Starke Verben (strong or irregular verbs)
Starke Verben don’t always follow the conjugation pattern; they change their form. Usually the change is made to the stem vowel of the verb. Some starke Verben don’t make any changes in the Präsens; their changes occur in other tenses.
Hauptschule
Study basic subjects and graduate after the ninth grade. They then continue some form of vocational or on-the-job training called a Lehre until they are eighteen.
Realschule
graduate with an intermediate certificate after the tenth grade. The intermediate certificate qualifies them to attend a technical school Fachschule or Oberfachschule.
Gymnasium
Rigorous classes and prepare to study at a university. After the twelfth grade these students take a very difficult entrance exam (Examen) called the Abitur. All students who pass the exam are eligible to study at an Univeristät (university).
Handball
particularly popular sport in East Germany.
Starke Verben
gebe geben
*gibst gebt
gibt geben
Starke Verben
fahre fahren
fährst fahrt
fährt fahren
Starke Verben
lese lesen
liest lest
liest lesen
Starke Verben
laufe laufen
läufst lauft
läuft laufen
Important verbs
habe haben
hast habt
hat haben
Important verbs
bin sind
bist seid
ist sind
Important verbs (will)
werde werden
wirst werdet
wird werden
Prasens sentence structure
Verb is always in the second even with adverbs.
S V . . .
A V S . . .
Sentence separable prefixes
Verb divides. Ex. (Am Samstag, Schlafe ich aus).
S V . . . . . P
A V S . . . P
Prasens endings
ich wir
du ihr
er, sie, es sie, Sie
e en
st t
t en
/ach/ sound
Used after the vowels “a,” “o,” “u,” and the diphthong “au.”
ich/ sound
Comes after all other vowels and consonants. The /ich/ sound is also used with “ig” at the end of words
