3. Wie heißt du?Wie heißt du?
Ich heiße ~~~~~.Ich heiße ~~~~~.
Wie heißt du?Wie heißt du?ßt du
I am called ... (My name is ~)
How are you called?How are you called?
(What’s your name?)(What’s your name?)
Ich e
4. Verbs= Action wordsVerbs= Action words
Verbs can express many different types ofVerbs can express many different types of
action:action:
a physical activity
to run, to sit, to stand, (rennen, sitzen, stehen)
a mental activity
to dream, to think, to believe, to hope
(träumen, denken, glauben, hoffen)
a condition
to be, to become, (sein, werden,)
5. VerbsVerbs
AA verbverb is vital to form a completeis vital to form a complete
sentence.sentence.
TheThe subjectsubject performs the action ofperforms the action of
the verb.the verb.
Any sentence consists of aAny sentence consists of a subjectsubject
plus aplus a verbverb..
6. Verbsin GermanVerbsin German
All German verbs consist of twoAll German verbs consist of two
parts.parts.
AA verb stemverb stem is combined with theis combined with the
general endinggeneral ending ~en~en..
heißen = to be calledheißen = to be called
ß = ssß = ss
7. ichich
ee stst
dudu
II youyouIch heissIch heissee Alex.Alex.
WieheisWieheisstst du?du?
Verb Endings= ConjugationVerb Endings= Conjugation
10. ichich
ee stst
dudu
II youyou
arbeitenarbeiten
Ich arbeitIch arbeitee bei USFbei USF..
WoWo arbeitearbeitestst du?du?
Verb Endings= ConjugationVerb Endings= Conjugation
e
add “e” when the verb stem ends in “t”add “e” when the verb stem ends in “t”
tt
11. Verb Conjugation
Er heisst Heinrich. Er lernt Deutsch
Er heisst Peter. Er arbeitet bei USF.
Er heisst Rainer. Er wohnt in Tampa.
15. Verb conjugation: Pronouns
1st person singular
When the speaker is the performer of the
(action) verb
the “I form”, (the “ich form”)
Ich heiss Alex.
Ich wohn in Tampa.
Ich lern Deutsch..
eeIch
eeIch
eeIch
16. Verb conjugation: Pronouns
2nd person singular
When the subject performing the verb is the
person to whom you are speaking.
the “you form”, (the “du form”)
informal*
* There are other forms for the word
“you” used when the subject is formal
and/or plural.
Du lernst Deutsch.Du lernst Deutsch.Du stDu st
17. Verb conjugation: Pronouns
3rd person singular
When the subject performing the verb is the
person, thing or idea that you are speaking
about.
the “he, she or it form”, (the
“er/sie/es form”)
Er tEr tlern Deutsch.lern Deutsch.
18. Personal PronounsPersonal Pronouns
1st person1st person
2nd person2nd person
3rd person3rd person
SingularSingular
PluralPluralichich wirwir
dudu ihrihr
SieSie SieSie
er/sie/eser/sie/es siesie