Verbs

der Verbstamm

In English: verb stem

What is left of the infinitive when you take off -en or -n: mach- from machen, wander- from wandern. The personal endings are added to this stem.

Example: machen: mach-, also ich mache, du machst, er macht.

Related lessons

• The present tense of regular verbs (A1)

See also

der Infinitiv die Konjugation der Vokalwechsel / der Ablaut