German Strong Verbs
Ablaut Class 1b
Strong-verb vowel patterns in German
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There are seven ablaut classes or vowel-shift patterns found in the conjugation of German verbs. Below is a list of German strong (irregular) verbs in Class 1. This class is further divided into a larger subgroup of verbs that follow the ei-i-i pattern. See Class 1a for those verbs.
Class 1b: ei - ie - ie (German strong verbs listed alphabetically)
Note: These verbs have other English meanings besides the one shown.
| Ablaut Class 1b - German German Strong-Verb Conjugation Patterns Principal Parts - ei - ie - ie |
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| German Verb | English Meaning |
| bleiben, blieb, geblieben | stay, stayed, stayed |
| gedeihen, gedieh, gediehen | flourish, flourished, flourished |
| leihen, lieh, geliehen | loan. loaned, loaned |
| meiden, mied, gemieden | avoid, avoided, avoided |
| reiben, rieb, gerieben | rub, rubbed, rubbed |
| scheiden, schied, geschieden | part, parted, parted |
| scheinen, schien, geschienen | shine, shone, shone |
| schreiben, schrieb, geschrieben | write, wrote, written |
| schreien, schrie, geschrie(e)n | scream, screamed, screamed |
| schweigen, schwieg, geschwiegen | be silent, was silent, has been silent |
| speien, spie, gespie(e)n | spew, spewed, spewed |
| steigen, stieg, gestiegen | climb, climbed, climbed |
| treiben, trieb, getrieben | drive, drove, driven |
| verzeihen, verzieh, verziehen | forgive, forgave, forgiven |
| weisen, wies, gewiesen | reject, rejected, rejected |
| Also see the ei-i-i verbs in this class: Class 1a NEXT > Ablaut Class 2 |
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