For weak verbs, the past participle is ge-...-t (e.g., gemacht ). For inseparable verbs (like verstehen ), you drop the ge- ( verstanden ). Our PDF marks inseparable prefixes (be-, ge-, er-, ver-, zer-, ent-, emp-) so you never make this mistake.

Linguistic studies on the Pareto Principle (the 80/20 rule) show that in any language, 20% of the vocabulary accounts for 80% of the actual speech. In German, that 20% is dominated by .

(To become/will): Used for the future tense and passive voice. 2. Modal Verbs (The "Attitude" Verbs)

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To give you an immediate taste, here are the first 50 verbs from the .