German Strong Verbs
Ablaut Class 5
Strong-verb vowel patterns in German
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There are seven ablaut classes or vowel-shift patterns found in the conjugation of German verbs. Below is a list of German strong (irregular) verbs in Class 5.
Class 5: e/i - a - e (German strong verbs listed alphabetically)
Note: These verbs have other English meanings besides the one shown.
| Ablaut Class 5 - German German Strong-Verb Conjugation Patterns Principal Parts - e - a - e |
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| German Verb | English Meaning |
| essen, aß, gegessen | eat, ate, eaten |
| geben, gab, gegeben | give, gave, given |
| genesen, genas, genesen | recuperate, recuperated, recuperated |
| geschehen, geschah, geschehen | happen, happened, happened |
| lesen, las, gelesen | read, read, read |
| messen, maß, gemessen | measure, measured, measured |
| sehen, sah, gesehen | see, saw, seen |
| treten, trat, getreten | step, stepped, stepped |
| vergessen, vergaß, vergessen | forget, forgot, forgot |
| Class 5: i/ie - a - e | |
| German Verb | English Meaning |
| bitten, bat, gebeten | request, requested, requested |
| liegen, lag, gelegen | recline, reclined, reclined |
| sitzen, saß, gesessen | sit, sat, sat |
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