verb
to sing
A2
Singen — to sing. Main meaning: vocalize musical notes; also to perform a song. Strong irregular verb: sing - sang - gesungen; stem change i→a. Uses auxiliary haben for perfect: 'hat gesungen'. Non-reflexive and not separable. Common participle 'gesungen' and present participle 'singend'.
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Ich singe ein Lied.
I'm singing a song.
Wir haben im Chor gesungen.
We sang in the choir.
Obwohl der Chor müde war, sang er das Lied laut, damit die Zuhörer es besser hören konnten.
Although the choir was tired, he sang the song loudly so that the listeners could hear it better.
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Imagine a person singing on a stage when you see 'singen'.
Sounds like 'sing' — direct link to English 'sing'.
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Regular present forms but strong in the past: sing - sang - gesungen.