German Verb Conjugations
NENNEN: Conjugated in All Tenses
The German verb nennen (to name, call) conjugated in all its tenses and moods
PRESENT TENSE • PRÄSENS
NENNEN: Present > Past > Future > Subjunctive > All Verbs
Principal Parts: nennen nannte genannt
Imperative (Commands): (du) Nenne! (ihr) Nennt! Nennen Sie!
NENNEN
Present Tense - Präsens
| Mixed Verbs: The verb NENNEN (to name, call) is a so-called "mixed" verb, which means it has characteristics of both weak (regular) and strong (irregular) verbs. Its past tense forms nannte and genannt have the -te and -t ending of a weak verb, plus a stem-vowel change (e-a) usually seen in strong verbs. It is regular in all its present tense forms. Other mixed verbs include: denken, kennen, rennen. | |
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich nenne | I name/am naming |
| du nennst | you name/are naming |
| er nennt sie nennt es nennt |
he names/is naming she names/is naming it names/is naming |
| PLURAL | |
| wir nennen | we name/are naming |
| ihr nennt | you (guys) name/are naming |
| sie nennen | they name/are naming |
| Sie nennen | you name/are naming |
| Examples: Wir nennen ihn Karl. We call him Karl. Das nenne ich klug! That's what I call clever! |
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