Questions & Answers about Ich trage heute eine weiße Bluse.
Why is it trage and not tragen?
Because ich takes the first-person singular form of the verb.
The infinitive is tragen = to wear / to carry.
Present tense conjugation:
- ich trage = I wear
- du trägst = you wear
- er/sie/es trägt = he/she/it wears
- wir tragen = we wear
- ihr tragt = you all wear
- sie/Sie tragen = they/you wear
So Ich trage is the correct form for I wear / I am wearing.
What exactly does tragen mean here?
Here, tragen means to wear.
But this verb is broader than the English verb wear. It can also mean things like:
- to carry
- to bear
- to support
Examples:
- Ich trage eine Bluse. = I am wearing a blouse.
- Ich trage eine Tasche. = I am carrying a bag.
So the meaning depends on context. In your sentence, because the object is eine weiße Bluse, the meaning is clearly wear.
Why is heute placed after the verb?