German Strong Verbs
Ablaut Class 2
Strong-verb vowel patterns in German
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There are seven main ablaut classes or vowel-shift patterns found in the conjugation of German verbs. Below is a list of German strong (irregular) verbs in Class 2.
Class 2: ie - o - o (German strong verbs listed alphabetically)
Note: These verbs have other English meanings besides the one shown.
| Ablaut Class 2 - German German Strong-Verb Conjugation Patterns Principal Parts - ie - o - o |
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| German Verb | English Meaning |
| biegen, bog, gebogen | bend, bent, bent |
| bieten, bot, geboten | offer, offered, offered |
| fliegen, flog, geflogen | fly, flew, flown |
| fliehen, floh, geflohen | flee, fled, fled |
| fließen, floss, geflossen | flow, flowed, flowed |
| frieren, fror, gefroren | freeze, froze, frozen |
| genießen, genoss, genossen | enjoy, enjoyed, enjoyed |
| gießen, goss, gegossen | pour, poured, poured |
| kriechen, kroch, gekrochen | crawl, crawled, crawled |
| riechen, roch, gerochen | smell, smelled, smelled |
| schieben, schob, geschoben | shove, shoved, shoved |
| schießen, schoss, geschossen | shoot, shot, shot |
| schließen, schloss, geschlossen | close, closed, closed |
| sprießen, spross, gesprossen | sprout, sprouted, sprouted |
| stieben, stob, gestoben | spray, sprayed, sprayed |
| verlieren, verlor, verloren | lose, lost, lost |
| ziehen, zog, gezogen | pull, pulled, pulled |
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