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    Verb

    sterben

    to die

    Present tense conjugation of sterben

    English

    to die

    ichsterbe
    dustirbst
    er/sie/esstirbt
    wirsterben
    ihrsterbt
    sie/Siesterben

    Perfekt

    ich bin gestorben

    Partizip II

    gestorben

    Auxiliary

    sein
    Vocabulary lists with sterben

    sterben appears in the following vocabulary collections:

    Example Sentences
    • Die Blumen sterben im Winter.

      The flowers die in winter.

      The verb stays in position 2.

    • Der alte Baum stirbt im Garten.

      The old tree is dying in the garden.

      Adjective+noun uses endings.

    • Warum stirbt der Fisch?

      Why is the fish dying?

      In questions, the verb comes first.