ALG 1901 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Built-In Self-Test, Infinitive

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: German Language and Culture
• Course: ALG 1901
• Professor: Birgit Wirz- Endrys

Document Summary

In english the infinitive form of the verb is usually signaled by. German infinitives (like french) consist of a verb stem plus the ending -en or -n (wohnen, kommen, hei en). ________________________________________ wohnen (to live) wohn -en kommen (to come) komm -en hei en (to be called) hei -en. Regular verbs and their endings in the present tense. In english only the 3rd person singular has an ending in the present tense (he asks, she answers). In german (as in french) all the forms of the present tense have endings. These endings are attached to the verb stem. hei en wohnen ich hei e ich wohne du hei t / sie hei en du wohnst / sie wohnen er er sie hei t sie wohnt es es. ________________________________________ kommen ich komme du kommst / sie kommen er sie kommt es. The present-tense forms of sein (to be) are as frequently used and as irregular as their english counterparts.