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Strong verbs adding an -e |
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In some cases a pronunciation of the "normal"
way of imperfect would be quite difficult. This is the
case when the stem of the word ends on a t or d; and
in some cases of m or n. If you like you could try:
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2nd
person singular of present tense of antworten(=
to answer) = du antwortst |
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And because this is not so easy to be done (you might
have noticed) an -e is put in between.
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du antwortest |
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This happens in present tense as well as in past tense.
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atmen stem: atm(e) |
antworten stem: antwort(e) |
rechnen stem: rechn(e) |
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to breathe |
to answer |
to calculate |
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ich atmete |
ich antwortete
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ich rechnete |
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du atmetest |
du antwortetest
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du rechnetest |
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er/sie/es atmete
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er/sie/es antwortete
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er/sie/es rechnete
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wir atmeten |
wir antworteten
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wir rechneten |
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ihr atmetet
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ihr antwortetet
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ihr rechnetet |
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sie atmeten |
sie antworteten
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sie rechneten |
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The stem itself does not change and the endings are (apart from the extra -e) the same as in the conjugation of weak verbs.
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