German Strong Verbs
Ablaut Class 7
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. Verbs in Class 7 are uniform in having an "[x]-ie-[x]" pattern in which the first and last forms have the same vowel/diphthong, while the center (past tense) form is always ie. Below is a list of German strong (irregular) verbs in Class 7.
Class 7: [x] - ie - [x] (German strong verbs listed alphabetically)
Note: These verbs have other English meanings besides the one shown.
| Ablaut Class 7 - German German Strong-Verb Conjugation Patterns Principal Parts (a-ie-a) |
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| German Verb | English Meaning |
| Class 7: a - ie - a | |
| blasen, blies, geblasen | blow, blew, blown |
| braten, briet, gebraten | roast, roasted, roasted |
| fallen, fiel, gefallen | fall, fell, fallen |
| halten, hielt, gehalten | hold, held, held |
| raten, riet, geraten | advise, advised, advised |
| schlafen, schlief, geschlafen | sleep, slept, slept |
| Class 7: au - ie - au | |
| laufen, lief, gelaufen | run, ran, run |
| Class 7: ei - ie - ei | |
| heißen, hiess, geheißen | be named, was named, has been named |
| Class 7: o - ie - o | |
| stoßen, stieß, gestoßen | bump, bumped, bumped |
| Class 7: u - ie - u | |
| rufen, rief, gerufen | call, called, called |
| Class 7: a/ä - i - a/ä Anomaly with i rather than ie |
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| fangen, fing, gefangen | catch, caught, caught |
| hängen, hing, gehangen | hang, hanged, hanged |
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