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Verbs

das Hilfsverb

In English: auxiliary verb (helping verb)

A verb that helps another verb build a tense or the passive. German has three: haben and sein for the Perfekt and the Plusquamperfekt, werden for the future and the passive.

Example: Ich habe gegessen. Sie ist gekommen. Es wird regnen.

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See also

das Perfekt das Futur I das Passiv (Vorgangspassiv)

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