Core Verbs Part 3

to sit / to be seated

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Irregular (strong) verb. Forms Perfekt with 'haben' as it describes a state, not movement.

Beispielsatz

Ich sitze im Café.

I am sitting in the cafe.

to lie / to be located

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Irregular (strong) verb. Forms Perfekt with 'haben' as it describes a state, not movement.

Beispielsatz

Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch.

The book is lying on the table.

to be allowed to / may

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Modal verb. Irregular conjugation in present tense (vowel change, no 't' in 3rd person singular). Forms Perfekt with 'haben'.

Beispielsatz

Darf ich fragen?

May I ask?

to be supposed to / should

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Modal verb. Irregular conjugation in present tense (no 't' in 3rd person singular). Forms Perfekt with 'haben'.

Beispielsatz

Ich soll lernen.

I am supposed to study.

to be happy / to be glad

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Reflexive verb, always used with a reflexive pronoun (sich). Regular conjugation. Forms Perfekt with 'haben'.

Beispielsatz

Ich freue mich sehr.

I am very happy.

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