German Grammar
We want to keep the grammar part as short as possible and explain only the most important parts per lesson.
Lesson 001 - Introduce yourself
You saw that in the first lesson at the only spoke in the first person. The verb adapts to the pronoun, in this case to the pronoun "Ich".
Did you recognize the verbs in the sentences?
They were the verbs "wohnen(to live)", "heißen (to be called)", "kommen(to come)", and "arbeiten(to work)".
And did you notice that all verbs end in -e? This is how to conjugate verbs for the pronoun "Ich" in the simple present.
Conjugate verbs with the pronoun "ich" in simple present
heißen(to be called) - Ich heiße
wohnen (to live) - Ich wohne
kommen (to come) - Ich komme
arbeiten (to work) - Ich arbeite
The formula is
infinitive - n = conjugation of the verb for the pronoun "ich" in the simple present.
Lesson 002 - How are you
heißen - to be called
kommen - to come
wohnen - to live
ich bin - I am
in - in
Jahr(e) - year(s)
alt - old
und - and
