German verbs drop the -en of the infinitive and add one set of endings: -e, -st, -t, -en, -t, -en. So wohnen gives ich wohne, du wohnst, er wohnt. Three of the six forms end in -en, which makes the pattern quicker to learn than it looks.
Examples
- Ich wohne in Berlin.
- I live in Berlin.
- Wo arbeitest du?
- Where do you work?
- Wir lernen zusammen.
- We study together.
The mistake to avoid
A stem ending in -t or -d adds an -e first, so it is du arbeitest, not "du arbeitst".
Where this fits in
Greetings & introductions, German A1: Say hello, give your name, ask someone else's, and where they're from.