{"id":101,"date":"2024-01-01T14:23:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/?p=101"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:25:03","slug":"die-verben-brauchen-kaufen-essen-mogen-im-prasens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/die-verben-brauchen-kaufen-essen-mogen-im-prasens\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Verben brauchen, kaufen, essen, m\u00f6gen im Pr\u00e4sens"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"3\">Learn German Verbs: The Present Tense for Beginners (A1)<\/h2>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">In German, verbs change their endings depending on the person speaking (I, you, he, she, it). This is called <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"109\">conjugation<\/b>. Do not worry\u2014it follows a very simple pattern!<\/p>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"5\">1. Simple A1 German Verbs to Know<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Here are four essential verbs you will use every single day:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"7\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">brauchen<\/b> (to need)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">kaufen<\/b> (to buy)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">essen<\/b> (to eat)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">m\u00f6gen<\/b> (to like)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"8\">2. How to Make Sentences (Verb Endings)<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">To change the verb, you take the &#8220;stem&#8221; (the main part of the word) and add a little ending at the back.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">Look at this simple breakdown table:<\/p>\r\n<table data-path-to-node=\"11\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subject (English)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Subject (German)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Verb Example<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Meaning<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Ending to Add<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">I<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1,0\">Ich<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,1,2,0\">ich brauch<b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">e<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,1,3,0\">I need<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,1,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">-e<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">You<\/b> (informal)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,2,1,0\">Du<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,2,2,0\">du kauf<b data-path-to-node=\"11,2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"7\">st<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,2,3,0\">You buy<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,2,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,2,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">-st<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">He \/ She \/ It<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,3,1,0\">Er \/ Sie \/ Es<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,3,2,0\">er\/sie\/es isst<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,3,3,0\">He\/She\/It eats<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,3,4,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"11,3,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">(Irregular)<\/i><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">We<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,4,1,0\">Wir<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,4,2,0\">wir m\u00f6gen<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,4,3,0\">We like<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,4,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,4,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">-en<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"12\">\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Grammar Note:<\/b> Most regular German verbs end in <b data-path-to-node=\"12,0\" data-index-in-node=\"47\">-en<\/b> when nobody is changing them (like <i data-path-to-node=\"12,0\" data-index-in-node=\"86\">kauf-en<\/i> or <i data-path-to-node=\"12,0\" data-index-in-node=\"97\">brauch-en<\/i>). When you say <b data-path-to-node=\"12,0\" data-index-in-node=\"122\">&#8220;Ich&#8221;<\/b>, you drop the <b data-path-to-node=\"12,0\" data-index-in-node=\"142\">-n<\/b> and just say <b data-path-to-node=\"12,0\" data-index-in-node=\"158\">&#8220;Ich kaufe&#8221;<\/b>. Easy, right?<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"14\">Easy Practice Sentences<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"15\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Ich brauche<\/b> einen Kaffee. <i data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"26\">(I need a coffee.)<\/i><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Du kaufst<\/b> ein Buch. <i data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"20\">(You buy a book.)<\/i><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Er isst<\/b> eine Pizza. <i data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"20\">(He eats a pizza.)<\/i><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Wir m\u00f6gen<\/b> Deutsch! <i data-path-to-node=\"15,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"19\">(We like German!)<\/i><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"17\">A1 Vocabulary List<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"18\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Das Verb<\/b> \u2014 The verb<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Die Gegenwart<\/b> \u2014 The present tense<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Sprechen<\/b> \u2014 To speak<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Lernen<\/b> \u2014 To learn<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn German Verbs: The Present Tense for Beginners (A1) In German, verbs change their endings depending on the person speaking (I, you, he, she, it). 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