Word
Ich höre deine Stimme.
Meaning
I hear your voice.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Ich höre deine Stimme.
Why is there an umlaut in höre?
The infinitive is hören (to hear), but in the present tense the stem vowel o changes to ö in the singular forms (ich, du, er/sie/es). So you get ich höre, du hörst, er hört, but no umlaut in wir hören, ihr hört, sie hören. This is a common pattern for many strong verbs in German.
How do you conjugate hören in the present tense?
Here’s the full present-tense paradigm for hören:
- ich höre
- du hörst
- er/sie/es hört
- wir hören
- ihr hört
- sie/Sie hören
What case is deine Stimme in, and why?
It’s in the accusative case because hören is a transitive verb that takes a direct object. Stimme (voice) is feminine singular, so the possessive pronoun dein- takes the ending -e (feminine accusative): deine Stimme.
Why is there no article like die before Stimme?
A possessive pronoun (e.g., deine) replaces the definite or indefinite article. You cannot say die deine Stimme. If you wanted a general statement without possession, you could say Ich höre die Stimme (“I hear the voice”), but not with deine.