{"id":12308,"date":"2013-06-06T10:20:19","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T09:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/?p=12308"},"modified":"2013-06-06T10:20:19","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T09:20:19","slug":"mixed-german-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/12308\/mixed-german-verbs","title":{"rendered":"Mixed German Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Mixed-Verbs_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Mixed-Verbs_1.jpg\" alt=\"Mixed-Verbs_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"213\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12625\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"prep-title\">Mixed German Verbs<\/h3>\n<p>Here is a list of mixed German verbs. They combine elements of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/880\/how-german-verbs-work-in-the-present-tense-part-1\"> Weak Verbs<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/924\/how-german-verbs-work-in-the-present-tense-part-2\">Strong Verbs<\/a>.<br \/>\nUnlike strong verbs, mixed verbs have no vowel or consonant change in their stem in the present tense. <\/p>\n<p><strong>For example:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Strong verb:<\/strong> g<strong><span style=\"color: #faaf0f;\">e<\/span><\/strong>ben \u21e8 Er g<strong><span style=\"color: #faaf0f;\">i<\/span><\/strong>bt mir einen Kuss.<br \/>\n<strong>Mixed verb:<\/strong> k<strong><span style=\"color: #faaf0f;\">e<\/span><\/strong>nnen \u21e8 Er k<strong><span style=\"color: #faaf0f;\">e<\/span><\/strong>nnt mich nicht. <\/p>\n<p>The vowel of strong verbs changes in the past tense. The same applies to mixed verbs. <\/p>\n<p><strong>For example:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Strong verbs: <\/strong>g<strong><span style=\"color: #faaf0f;\">e<\/span><\/strong>ben &#8211; g<strong><span style=\"color: #de2c2c;\">a<\/span><\/strong>b &#8211; geg<strong>e<\/strong>ben<br \/>\n<strong>Mixed verbs: <\/strong>k<strong><span style=\"color: #faaf0f;\">e<\/span><\/strong>nnen &#8211; k<strong><span style=\"color: #de2c2c;\">a<\/span><\/strong>nnte &#8211; gek<strong>a<\/strong>nnt<\/p>\n<p>The endings of mixed verbs in the present tense are the same as weak verbs. <\/p>\n<p><strong>For example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ich kenn<strong>e<\/strong><br \/>\ndu kenn<strong>st<\/strong><br \/>\ner\/sie\/es kenn<strong>t<\/strong><br \/>\nwir kenn<strong>en<\/strong><br \/>\nihr kenn<strong>t<\/strong><br \/>\nsie\/Sie kenn<strong>en<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you click on the orange coloured verbs you can see how they change in different tenses \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"prep-title\" style=\"clear: both;\">Table: Mixed Verbs:<\/h3>\n<table class=\"grammar-table\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<th><strong>German<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>English<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>br<strong>e<\/strong>nnen \/ br<strong>a<\/strong>nnte \/ gebr<strong>a<\/strong>nnt<\/td>\n<td>burn \/ burned \/ burned<\/td>\n<p><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/2006\/the-german-verb-bringen-to-bring\">br<strong>i<\/strong>ngen \/ br<strong>a<\/strong>chte \/ gebr<strong>a<\/strong>cht<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>bring \/ brought \/ brought<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/7777\/the-german-verb-denken-to-think-2\">d<strong>e<\/strong>nken \/ d<strong>a<\/strong>chte \/ ged<strong>a<\/strong>cht<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>think \/ thought \/ thought<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/2044\/the-german-verb-kennen-to-know\">k<strong>e<\/strong>nnen \/ k<strong>a<\/strong>nnte \/ gek<strong>a<\/strong>nnt<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>know \/ knew \/ known<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>n<strong>e<\/strong>nnen \/ n<strong>a<\/strong>nnte \/ gen<strong>a<\/strong>nnt<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>name \/ named \/ named<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/2030\/the-german-verb-rennen-to-run\">r<strong>e<\/strong>nnen \/ r<strong>a<\/strong>nnte \/ ger<strong>a<\/strong>nnt<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>run \/ ran \/ run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>s<strong>e<\/strong>nden \/ s<strong>a<\/strong>ndte \/ ges<strong>a<\/strong>ndt<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>send \/ sent \/ sent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>w<strong>e<\/strong>nden \/ w<strong>a<\/strong>ndte \/ gew<strong>a<\/strong>ndt<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>turn \/ turned \/ turned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/2041\/the-german-verb-wissen-to-know\">w<strong>i<\/strong>ssen \/ w<strong>u<\/strong>sste \/ gew<strong>u<\/strong>sst<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>know \/ knew \/ known<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Example sentences:<\/strong><br \/>\nIch habe nicht an ihre Gef\u00fchle gedacht. &#8211; I didn&#8217;t think about her feelings.<br \/>\nMeine Freundin rannte gegen eine Mauer. &#8211; My girlfriend ran into a wall.<br \/>\nWarum hast du die Antwort nicht gewusst? &#8211; Why didn&#8217;t you know the answer?<br \/>\nKennst du meinen Mathelehrer? &#8211; Do you know my maths teacher?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mixed German Verbs Here is a list of mixed German verbs. They combine elements of Weak Verbs and Strong Verbs. Unlike strong verbs, mixed verbs have no vowel or consonant change in their stem in the present tense. For example: Strong verb: geben \u21e8 Er gibt mir einen Kuss. 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