標準德語
The non-finite forms have one three endings: , and . The first ending is rare, and is only present in some few monosyllabic verbs, such as , Standard German "sein", English "to be"; , Standard German "gehen", English "to go"; , Standard German "stehen", English "to stand"; and , Standard German "tun", English "to do". The second ending is the most common ending found on most verbs, such as , Standard German "bitten", English "to ask". The third ending is used with verbs having a certain stem-final consonant, such as , Standard German "singen", English "to sing".