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Yes, German doesn't have a progressive present tense ("is drinking") like English, so trinkt does double duty and means "is drinking" and "drinks." To emphasize the fact that the action is happening right now, you have to use an adverb, like "gerade."
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they are both definite articles, but der is used for masculine nouns and das for neuter in nominative case that means when the noun is the subject of the sentence.
Das is for neuter nouns and nouns that end with chen whereas Der is for masculine nouns.
Could someone explain the difference between trinkt/trinkst? (If I spelled wrong you know what I'm talking about)
They are both conjugated forms of the verb "trinken." The difference between them is what form goes with which subject:
ich trinke
du trinkst
er/sie/es trinkt
wir trinken
ihr trinkt
Sie/sie trinken
Maybe you don't have a mic plugged in or maybe your computer malfunctioned.
Are simple present and present continious tense smilar in german? This is soooo gooood
I don't like those questions where you have to listen and then write it down.
I hate the questions where you have to speak to the computer! Everyone in the room stops and stares at you like a butt-faced idiot! AAARRRGH
