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Germanic verb

Okay kiddo, so you know what a verb is right? It's a word that shows action like running, jumping or eating. But have you heard of something called a Germanic verb? Let me explain.

Germanic verbs are the action words or verbs that come from a group of languages called the Germanic language family. It includes languages like English, German, Dutch, and Swedish. These verbs, like other verbs, have different forms depending on who is doing the action (like I, you, he/she).

But what makes Germanic verbs special is that they follow a certain pattern, like how they change when we talk about the past or the future. For example, let's take the verb "to eat" which translated into Germanic languages is "essen" (German), "eten" (Dutch), and "äta" (Swedish). If we talk about the past, we add "-ed" at the end in English like "I ate". But in German, Dutch, and Swedish, they add a different ending depending on who is doing the eating. In German, it is "Ich aß" (I ate), in Dutch, it is "Ik at" and in Swedish, it is "Jag åt."

So, in summary, Germanic verbs are action words that come from a group of languages that follow a certain pattern when we talk about the past or the future. Cool, huh?