How it works
Remove the infinitive ending and add the ending that agrees with the subject. Regular present forms commonly use “-e” with “ich,” “-st” with “du,” “-t” with “er/sie/es,” and “-en” with plural subjects such as “wir.” After a stem ending in -d or -t, insert a connecting e before -st or -t, as in “du redest” and “er wartet.”
ich -e · du -(e)st · er/sie/es -(e)t · wir/sie -en
See it in a sentence
Ich lerne jeden Abend Deutsch.
I learn German every evening.
“lerne” carries the first-person singular -e ending required by “ich”.
Du wohnst in Hamburg.
You live in Hamburg.
“wohnst” carries the second-person singular -st ending required by “du”.
Put it into practice
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