Singen

Singen is a German verb meaning "to sing." It is an irregular verb, meaning its conjugation does not perfectly follow the standard patterns.

• Principal Parts: The principal parts of singen are:

  • Infinitive: singen
  • Past Participle: gesungen
  • Simple Past (Präteritum): sang

• Grammatical Gender: As a verb, singen does not have a grammatical gender. Gender applies to nouns.

• Common Usages: The verb singen is used to describe the act of producing musical sounds with the voice. It can refer to singing in tune, out of tune, alone, in a group, formally, or informally. It can also be used figuratively to describe the sound of something resembling singing, such as the wind.

• Related Words: Words related to singen include:

  • Gesang (song/singing)
  • Sänger (singer, male)
  • Sängerin (singer, female)
  • Lied (song)
  • vorsingen (to audition)
  • einsingen (to warm up the voice)

• Conjugation (Examples):

  Present Tense: * ich singe (I sing) * du singst (you sing) * er/sie/es singt (he/she/it sings) * wir singen (we sing) * ihr singt (you [plural] sing) * sie/Sie singen (they/you [formal] sing)

  Past Tense (Präteritum): * ich sang (I sang) * du sangst (you sang) * er/sie/es sang (he/she/it sang) * wir sangen (we sang) * ihr sangt (you [plural] sang) * sie/Sie sangen (they/you [formal] sang)

  Perfect Tense (Perfekt): (formed with haben + gesungen) * ich habe gesungen (I have sung) * du hast gesungen (you have sung) * er/sie/es hat gesungen (he/she/it has sung) * wir haben gesungen (we have sung) * ihr habt gesungen (you [plural] have sung) * sie/Sie haben gesungen (they/you [formal] have sung)