The singular forms of
modal verbs are irregular because…
1.
They
usually feature a stem-vowel change. [In wollen o → i]
2.
You do not
add an ending onto the stem of the verb for either the ich or the er/sie/es/man
forms.
So…
ich = stem (will) + Ø = ich will [I want...]
du = stem (will) + st = du willst [you want...]
er/sie/es/man = stem (will) + Ø = er/sie/es/man will [he/she/it/one wants...]
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