A verb is a word used to describe an action. That’s doing something. Or, a verb can be used to describe a state. That’s feeling something. Or, a verb can be used to describe an occurrence.

In German, there is a clear structure to a sentence, so word order really matters. In German, the verb is always the second idea in a sentence. But this does not necessarily mean that it is the ...

A direct object takes or receives the action of the verb. In other words, the subject of the sentence acts on the direct object. The direct object in our sample sentence “Matt eats pizza” is pizza.