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trinken

Strong Verb (Class 3 Ablaut: i-a-u) Level A1 ⭐ #22 Most Common

English translation: to drink

Stem Pattern: trinke / trinkst / trinkt / trinken / trinkt / trinken
💡 Key Usage Note: Follows classic class 3 ablaut series: trinken -> trank -> getrunken.
📘 Linguistic Rule: Strong verb with no vowel change in present tense, but vowel gradation i -> a in Präteritum.
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Present (Präsens)

Drinking beverages currently.

Subject Pronoun Conjugation Audio
ich trinke
du trinkst
er / sie / es trinkt
wir trinken
ihr trinkt
sie / Sie trinken
Example Sentences in Context
  • Ich trinke jeden Tag zwei Liter Wasser. —
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AI Smart Tutor: 'TRINKEN' Insights

Linguistic breakdowns & native shortcuts

Smart Tips
🧠 Memory Trick (Mnemonic)

Identical ablaut pattern to English: drink -> drank -> drunk.

⚠️ Most Common Student Mistake
✗ Don't say: Wir trinkten gestern Bier
✓ Say instead: Wir tranken gestern Bier

Why: Präteritum is strong 'tranken', not weak 'trinkten'.

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Present
ich

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Answer
trinke

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Quick Practice: Fill in the Blanks

Test your understanding of 'trinken' across tenses

Interactive Quiz
Question 1 (Partizip II)

Hast du schon deinen Tee ___?

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to bring / to take to

denken Mixed Verb (Gemischtes Verb)

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