Verbs in the Deutsch language

As we learn more about Deutsch (German), we will note many resemblances to English in vocabulary, idioms and grammatical structure. This is not strange, for German and English belong to the great Germanic family of languages. They are in fact language cousins.

Some frequently used verbs

The infinitive of all German verbs ends in -en or -n. Remove these endings from the following Deutsch verbs and note the remarkable resemblance to English verbs of the same meaning:

• Beginnen - to begin
• Binden - to bind
• Bringen - to bring
• Fallen - to fall
• Finden - to find
• Hasben - to have
• Helfen - to help
• Kommen - to come
• Sehen - to see
• Senden - to send
• Singen - to sing
• Springen - to spring
• Waschen - to wash
• Wundern - to wonder, be surprised