GERM 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter Struktur 1.1: Infinitive
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3rd person er / es / sie (he, it, she) sie (they) Du and ihr are informal, used for family members, friends, etc. It is formal and used to address older people, or people you do not know. Sie and sie can be distinguished in context. sie (she) and sie (they) can be distinguished through verb endings. (sie / she = t; sie / they = en) Infinitive is form of verb with no personal ending or subject. Almost all infinitive verbs end in -en, the stem is the part that comes before the infinitive ending. Verb endings depend if it is singular, plural, and which person. Stem + personal ending = present tense verb form. Verb endings of sie and sie (pl. ) are identical. Verb endings for er, es and sie are identical. 3rd person er / es / sie lernt sie lernen.