No. 3,838 in German
singen
"To sing."
In a sentence
Ich singe gerne unter der Dusche.
I like to sing in the shower.
Here, 'singen' is used in the first person singular present tense and indicates an activity the subject enjoys doing.
Die Vögel singen im Frühling besonders schön.
The birds sing especially beautifully in spring.
In this sentence, 'singen' is used in the third person plural present tense describing the sounds produced by birds.
Wenn du möchtest, kannst du uns ein Lied singen.
If you want, you can sing us a song.
Here, 'singen' appears in the infinitive form emphasizing the action itself and is used within a conditional context.
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