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Tenses and moods

der Indikativ

In English: indicative (the mood of facts)

The normal mood, used for statements and questions about what is real or considered real. All the tenses you learn first (Präsens, Perfekt, Präteritum...) are indicative forms.

Example: Jonas wohnt in Zürich und arbeitet in einer Bäckerei.

See also

der Modus der Konjunktiv I der Konjunktiv II

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