German Grammar Explained /
Strong Verbs: Class 5
This is a follow up of "Strong Verbs: Class 4", where we said:
Since German loves order, even the irregular verbs have some regularity. They sometimes follow certain patterns, so we classify them in classes. (dah!)
As seen in the previous chapter...
Class 1: ei → ie (bleiben → geblieben)
Class 2: ie → o (fliegen → geflogen)
Class 3: i → u (finden → gefunden)
Class 4: e-e → e-e (essen → gegessen)
Strong Verbs: CLASS 5
e | → | o |
brechen | → | gebrochen |
helfen | → | geholfen |
nehmen | → | genommen |
sterben | → | gestorben |
treffen | → | getroffen |
Don't worry if you are still struggling to remember the other groups, it's normal that memorizing irregular participles takes a little time.