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übernehmen
to take over
Stem change · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I take over |
| du | you take over |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it takes over |
| wir | we take over |
| ihr | you (plural) take over |
| sie/Sie | they take over; you (formal) take over |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I took over |
| du | you took over |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it took over |
| wir | we took over |
| ihr | you (plural) took over |
| sie/Sie | they took over; you (formal) took over |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I took over; I have taken over |
| du | you took over; you have taken over |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it took over; he/she/it has taken over |
| wir | we took over; we have taken over |
| ihr | you (plural) took over; you (plural) have taken over |
| sie/Sie | they took over; they have taken over; you (formal) took over; you (formal) have taken over |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had taken over |
| du | you had taken over |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had taken over |
| wir | we had taken over |
| ihr | you (plural) had taken over |
| sie/Sie | they had taken over; you (formal) had taken over |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will take over |
| du | you will take over |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will take over |
| wir | we will take over |
| ihr | you (plural) will take over |
| sie/Sie | they will take over; you (formal) will take over |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have taken over |
| du | you will have taken over |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have taken over |
| wir | we will have taken over |
| ihr | you (plural) will have taken over |
| sie/Sie | they will have taken over; you (formal) will have taken over |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I take over |
| du | (that) you take over |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it takes over |
| wir | (that) we take over |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) take over |
| sie/Sie | (that) they take over; (that) you (formal) take over |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would take over |
| du | you would take over |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would take over |
| wir | we would take over |
| ihr | you (plural) would take over |
| sie/Sie | they would take over; you (formal) would take over |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have taken over |
| du | you would have taken over |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have taken over |
| wir | we would have taken over |
| ihr | you (plural) would have taken over |
| sie/Sie | they would have taken over; you (formal) would have taken over |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would take over |
| du | you would take over |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would take over |
| wir | we would take over |
| ihr | you (plural) would take over |
| sie/Sie | they would take over; you (formal) would take over |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have taken over |
| du | (reportedly) you have taken over |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has taken over |
| wir | (reportedly) we have taken over |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have taken over |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have taken over; (reportedly) you (formal) have taken over |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will take over |
| du | (reportedly) you will take over |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will take over |
| wir | (reportedly) we will take over |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will take over |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will take over; (reportedly) you (formal) will take over |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | take over! |
| ihr | take over! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | take over! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.