Verbs
der Infinitiv
In English: infinitive (the dictionary form)
The basic form of the verb, the one you find in the dictionary. It almost always ends in -en (machen, gehen), sometimes in -n (wandern, tun). English uses „to“ plus the verb; German just uses the ending.
Example: Ich möchte Deutsch lernen. (I would like to learn German.)
Related lessons
- The present tense of regular verbs (A1)
- Modal verbs: können, müssen, wollen, möchten, dürfen, sollen (A1)