Trinkst

Trinkst is the second-person singular present indicative form of the German verb trinken, meaning to drink. It is used with the informal subject du, for example in statements such as Du trinkst viel Wasser and in questions like Trinkst du Kaffee?

In the present tense the full conjugation of trinken is: ich trinke, du trinkst, er/sie/es trinkt, wir trinken, ihr trinkt, sie trinken. The ending -st is the regular marker for the du form in the present tense. The pronunciation of trinkst is typically [tʁɪŋkst] in Standard German.

Etymology and morphology: trinken derives from Old High German trinkan and its Proto-Germanic ancestor *drinkaną. It is considered a strong verb, which means its stem vowel can change in certain past forms (for example, praeterite trank) and its past participle is getrunken. The present tense forms, including trinkst, follow regular German inflection patterns for verbs of this class.

Usage notes: trinkst is used in everyday informal speech. The corresponding formal form is trinken Sie (you drink). In negative statements, you can say Du trinkst keinen Kaffee or Du trinkst nicht viel Bier. The verb can appear in questions, exclamations, and subordinate clauses, maintaining the same conjugation with the subject du. Examples of related constructs include Trinkst du Tee oder Kaffee? and Wenn du durstig bist, trinkst du Wasser.