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WORD GRAMMAR
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Verb
- Conjugation in indicative
- Person and number
- Tenses
- Voice
- Mood
- Verb categories
- Valency
- Semantic categories of verbs
- Finite / non-finite verb forms
- Noun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Article
- Pronoun
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Particle
- Interjection
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Verb
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SENTENCE GRAMMAR
- Clause types
- Complex clauses
- Constituents of a sentence
- Sentence structure
- Word order in a sentence
- Negation
Separable and inseparable verbs
Separable and inseparable verbs
There are simple and compound verbs. In the German language, it is possible to form a compound verb from a simple one, with the addition of a prefix.
| Example | |
| stehen | simple verb |
| aufstehen, bestehen, entstehen, gestehen | compound verb |
Compound verbs can be either separable or inseparable. As a general rule, in separable verbs the prefix is detached from the verb.
| Example | |
| Der Lehrer beantwortet die Fragen der Schüler. | inseparable verb |
| Elena macht die Tür auf. | separable verb |