pflegst

Pflegst is the second-person singular present tense form of the German verb pflegen. The infinitive is pflegen, and the stem is pfleg-. It is used when addressing someone informally as “you care for” in the present moment.

Pflegen means to care for, to maintain, or to cultivate. It can describe caring for people (nursing or supporting someone), animals, objects, or environments, as well as performing regular maintenance or cultivation tasks. Examples include caring for plants, maintaining equipment, or looking after a person. A typical sentence is: du pflegst deine Blumen jeden Tag.

Grammatical notes: pflegen is a regular verb. The present tense forms are ich pflege, du pflegst, er pflegt, wir pflegen, ihr pflegt, sie pflegen. The imperative forms are gepf e, "pflege!" for the singular and "pflegt!" for the plural; the polite form is "Pflegen Sie!". The related noun Pflege denotes care or nursing and appears in compounds such as Pflegebedürftigkeit, Pflegeberufe and Pflegeleistungen. In everyday language, pflegst appears in direct address with the subject pronoun du; other persons or formal address use the corresponding forms of pflegen.

See also: Pflege as a noun related to the concept of care, and other conjugated forms of pflegen for different subjects and tenses. The word is commonly used in caregiving, housekeeping, gardening, and maintenance contexts in German.