The strong German verbs may be divided into four classes.
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Like English, German has weak verbs and strong verbs.
The strong German verbs may be divided into four classes:
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Class I - The verbs with three different stem-vowels for the principal tenses
Class II - The verbs with two vowels
Class III - The verbs with two vowels
Class IV - The irregular verbs
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| Infinitive | Present tense stem vowel changes, if any |
Past | Past participle | Meaning |
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Stem vowels: e - o - o |
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Pronunciation: e - o - o |
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| dreschen | du drischst, er drischt | drosch | gedroschen | to thresh |
| melken | none | molk | gemolken | to milk |
| quellen | du quillst, er quillt | quoll | gequollen | to gush |
| schmelzen | du schmilzt, er schmilzt | schmolz | geschmolzen | to melt |
| schwellen | du schwillst, er schwillt | geschwollen | geschwollen | to swell |