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This resource uses the music of Unheilig to illustrate the conjugation of verbs.

In this song, you heard Der Graf repeat a number of verbs, but each time he repeated them, they sounded a bit different. The reason behind that difference is what we call conjugation, where the verb changes according to the subject, or the “doer” of the sentence. For example, at the beginning of the song you heard Der Graf ask the question “Träumst du?” (“Do you dream?”) and then responded “Ich träume mit!” (“I’m dreaming with you”). The difference between “träumst” and “träume” is simply which person is doing the dreaming: “du” or “ich”.

In order to understand what Der Graf is saying, it’s important for us to understand how verbs in German are conjugated. Watch this short video for an explanation about present-tense conjugation in German, then continue on with the exercises to practice what you’ve learned.

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