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GERMAN:
Bleib'
dir treu
Niemals
auseinander geh'n
Werden
immer zueinander steh'n
Für
immer.
Doro
has omitted quite a lot of words and sounds in these lyrics, probably
to adhere to the songs rhythm/syllable count. Within the context of
the song, this would not pose any issues to German speakers, but I
add them below so that the lyrics may make more sense grammatically to a person learning German.
(added
text in brackets)
(Ich)
bleibe dir treu
(Wir
werden) niemals auseinander gehen
(Wir)
werden immer zueinander stehen
Für
immer
ENGLISH:
I
stay faithful to you
We
will never part
We
will always stay together
forever
VOCABULARY
treu – faithful; loyal; true
niemals – never
auseinander gehen – to leave one another; to part
zueinander – to each other; together
für – for
für – for
immer - always
für immer – for ever
GRAMMAR
TENSES:
TENSES:
The
present tense
“(Ich)
bleibe
dir treu”
For
those simply looking for a quick reference, present-tense conjugation
tables for all of the verbs in these first few lines of the song can
be found at the bottom of this post.
For
those that wish to learn to form it, however, here are the rules for
conjugating “regular” verbs (verbs that follow the standard
pattern set out below):
1.
remove the verb's infinitive ending (“en”) to reveal the verb
stem. The infinitive form of the verb is it's full form. This would be the difference between "does" (conjugated/finite form) and "to do" (infinitive form) in English.
bleiben > bleib
2. add the relevant present tense ending, also shown in the verb tables at the end of this post:
Ich
- “e” > bleibe
du
- “st” > bleibst
er/sie/es/man
- “t” > bleibt
ihr
- “t” > bleibt*
wir/Sie/sie
- “en” > bleiben*
*basically,
all plural forms except for the informal plural form of “you”
(ihr) keep the “en” ending.
The
future tense/word order
“(Wir
werden)
niemals auseinander gehen”
“(Wir)
werden
immer zueinander stehen”
The
formation of the future tense in German is really simple.
1.
conjugate the verb “werden” (to become) in the present tense.
2.
pair it with the relevant verb in the infinitive.
Ich gehe (I go) > Ich werde gehen (I will go)
In
German, in most instances, the first verb will take a second-position
place in a sentence, and will be conjugated. Any subsequent verbs
will be in the infinitive form, and will be “booted” to the end
of the sentence/clause:
(Wir) werden immer zueinander stehen
(Wir
werden)
niemals auseinander gehen
VERBS
bleiben
– to stay (present tense)
ich
bleibe
– I stay [bl-eye-buh]
du
bleibst – you stay (singular informal) [bl-eye-bst]
er/sie/es/man
bleibt – he/she/it/one stays [bl-eye-bt]
ihr
bleibt – you stay (plural informal) [bl-eye-bt]
wir
bleiben – we stay [bl-eye-bun]
Sie
bleiben – you stay (formal singular/plural) [bl-eye-bun]
sie
bleiben – they stay [bl-eye-bun]
gehen
– to go (present tense)
ich
gehe – I go [gay-uh]
du gehst – you go (informal singular) [gay-st]
du gehst – you go (informal singular) [gay-st]
er/sie/es/man
geht – he/she/it/one goes [gate]
ihr geht – you go (informal plural) [gate]
ihr geht – you go (informal plural) [gate]
wir
gehen – we go [gay-en]
Sie
gehen – you go (formal singular/plural) [gay-en]
sie
gehen – they go [gay-en]
werden
– to become (present tense)
ich
werde – I become [v-air-duh]
du
wirst – you become (informal singular) [veer-st]
er/sie/es/man
wird – he/she/it/one becomes [veert]
ihr
werdet – you become (informal plural) [verdut]
wir
werden
– we become [verdun]
Sie
werden – you become (formal singular/plural) [verdun]
sie
werden – they become [verdun]
stehen
– to stay (present tense)
ich
stehe – I stay [shtay-uh]
du
stehst – you stay (informal singular) [shtay-st]
er/sie/es/man
steht – he/she/it/one stays [sht-ate]
ihr
steht – you stay (informal plural) [sht-ate]
wir
stehen – we stay [shtay-en]
Sie
stehen – you stay (formal singular/plural) [shtay-en]
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