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As you can see in the table above, the verb stem has Umlaut in the you, he, she & it form, whereas the infinitive fahren hasnt. This is called a stem change. Lets have a look at the plural:
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Plural
wir fahren ihr fahrt sie fahren Sie fahren we drive you drive (casual) they drive you drive (formal))
The plural of the verb fahren is actually regular, because the stem doesnt change. Nevertheless the verb is still considered to be irregular. In German you use the word fahren in a lot more situations than in English. For example: Fhrst du Ski? Wann fhrst du? Do you (drive) ski? When do you (drive) leave?
Action Replay:
In German there are some irregular verbs where the stem changes, as well as having to add on the different endings. The stem of a verb is the part of the verb that is left once you take away the en or n ending from the infinitive. In regular verbs the stem does not change no matter what ending you add on to it.
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For Example:
Fhrt sie dich in die Schule? Does she drive you to school?
Knnen Sie langsamer fahren? Could you drive more slowly? (formal)
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12.
You drive a fast car. 13. Ich _________ ein altes Auto.
Can you drive slower, please? 16. Ich _________ zur Arbeit.
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The Answers!
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of fahren.
1. Fhrst du Auto?
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You drive a fast car. 13. Ich fahre ein altes Auto.
Can you drive slower, please? 16. Ich fahre zur Arbeit.
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