Infinite verbs
Infinitive verbs are the state of action, without giving other information. Most German infinitives end in -en with the exception of two that end in -n (sein, tun) and a handful that end in -ern e.g. wandern( ändern) , -eln e.g., handeln, sammeln
Examples in German:
It is healthy to eat fruit.(Es ist gesund Obst zu essen.
You see me carry/carrying the blue bag.(Du siehst mich die blaue Tasche tragen.)
Auxiliary Verbs
Auxiliary Verbs are literally helping verbs such as modals.
Examples in German:
WERDEN:
werden, werde, wirst, wird, werdet, wurde, wurdest, wurden, wurdet, würde, würdest, würden, würdet.
SEIN:
sein, bin, bist, ist, sind, seid, war, warst, waren, wart, wäre, wärest, wären, wäret, sei, seist, seien, seiet.
HABEN:
haben, habe, hast, hat, habt, hatte, hattest, hatten, hattet, hätte, hättest, hätten, hättet.
Modal auxiliary verb
In German there are six modal verbs (Modalverben), which are very commonly used and are the equivalent of English modal auxiliary verbs can be conjugated in relation to the present, the past and the future and they share a common pattern of conjugation. These verbs modify the meaning of a main verb by introducing notions of obligation/probability, possibility, and permission.
The modal verbs are almost always used with another verb, which is required to complete the meaning.
Examples in German:
When is he supposed to arrive?(Wann soll er ankommen?)
I am not allowed to go to the disco.(Ich darf nicht in die Disko gehen.)
Transitive verbs
These verbs need an object to be complete and to have sense.
Verbs like 'bringen [to bring]' or 'tragen [to wear]', for instance, do not have sense unless we know what is being brought or what is being worn.
Examples in German:
The man and the woman take the taxi.(Der Mann und die Frau nehmen das Taxi.)
The postman brings the mail.(Der Briefträger bringt die Post.)
Intransitive verbs
Do not 'aim' at anything or anybody.
Verbs like 'laufen [to run]' or 'fliegen [to fly]' describe actions that do not have an impact on an object.
Examples in German:
Joseluis walks.(Joseluis geht.)
This gray plane is flying(.Das graue Flugzeug fliegt.)
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