⏱️ 2 min practice • 🔥 CEFR A1

wissen

Irregular (Preterite-Present) Level A1 ⭐ #8 Most Common

English translation: to know (facts/information)

Stem Pattern: ich weiß, du weißt, er weiß (no -t ending!)

💡 Key Usage Note: Historical preterite-present verb: 1s and 3s have zero ending (ich weiß, er weiß).

📘 Linguistic Rule: Stem vowel 'ei' in singular, 'i' in plural (wir wissen).

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Present (Präsens)

Irregular preterite-present singular.

Subject Pronoun	Conjugation	Audio
ich	weiß
du	weißt
er / sie / es	weiß
wir	wissen
ihr	wisst
sie / Sie	wissen

Example Sentences in Context

Ich weiß nicht, wo er ist. — I don't know where he is.

Subject Pronoun	Conjugation	Audio
ich	habe gewusst
du	hast gewusst
er / sie / es	hat gewusst
wir	haben gewusst
ihr	habt gewusst
sie / Sie	haben gewusst

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Linguistic breakdowns & native shortcuts

Smart Tips

🧠 Memory Trick (Mnemonic)

Cognate with English 'wit' and 'wise' -> wissen is wisdom/knowledge.

⚠️ Most Common Student Mistake

✗ Don't say: ~~Er weißt die Antwort ❌~~

✓ Say instead: Er weiß die Antwort ✅

Why: 1s and 3s take no personal ending in preterite-present verbs: er weiß.

🗣️ Essential Native Idioms with 'wissen'

Wer weiß?

= Who knows?

"Wer weiß, was die Zukunft bringt."

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Present

ich

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Answer

weiß

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Test your understanding of 'wissen' across tenses

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Question 1 (Present)

Niemand ___ die richtige Antwort.

Other Important German Verbs to Study

sein Irregular

to be

haben Irregular

to have

werden Irregular

to become / will (future auxiliary)

können Irregular

can / to be able to

gehen Irregular

to go / to walk

sehen Strong Verb

to see / look

bleiben Strong Verb

to stay / remain

geben Strong Verb

to give / there is (es gibt)

sprechen Strong Verb

to speak / talk

fahren Strong Verb

to drive / ride / travel

helfen Irregular (e -> i / Dativ)

to help (takes dative)

nehmen Irregular (e -> imm)

to take