Word
Wir ändern den Plan.
Meaning
We change the plan.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Wir ändern den Plan.
Why is Plan capitalized?
In German all nouns are written with an initial capital letter. Since Plan is a noun, it must be capitalized.
Why is it den Plan and not der Plan?
Plan is masculine (der Plan in nominative). Here it’s the direct object of ändern, so you must use the accusative case. The accusative singular masculine article is den, not der.
How is the verb ändern conjugated in the present tense for wir?
The present‐tense endings follow a regular pattern. For most verbs (including ändern):
• ich ändere
• du änderst
• er/sie/es ändert
• wir ändern
• ihr ändert
• sie/Sie ändern
Notice that wir ändern looks just like the infinitive—this is normal: the 1st‐ and 3rd‐person plural forms coincide with the infinitive.
Why does ändern have an umlaut on Ä?
The umlaut in ändern is part of the verb stem. Historically it comes from a vowel mutation process in German. In practice you simply learn that this verb has ä in its stem forms.
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