School & Learning Verbs

to study (at university)

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Regular verb. Verbs ending in -ieren do not take 'ge-' in Perfekt. Uses 'haben' as auxiliary in Perfekt.

Beispielsatz

Ich studiere in Berlin.

I study in Berlin.

to begin / to start

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Irregular (strong) verb with inseparable prefix 'be-'. No 'ge-' in Perfekt. Uses 'haben' as auxiliary in Perfekt.

Beispielsatz

Der Unterricht beginnt um acht Uhr.

The class starts at eight o'clock.

to end / to finish

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Regular verb. Weak conjugation. Due to stem ending in -d, an extra -e is inserted before some endings. Uses 'haben' as auxiliary in Perfekt.

Beispielsatz

Der Film endet um zehn Uhr.

The film ends at ten o'clock.

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