German reference
abbrechen
to break off; to cancel, abort
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 break off |
| du | you break off |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it breaks off |
| wir | we break off |
| ihr | you (plural) break off |
| sie/Sie | they break off; you (formal) break off |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I broke off |
| du | you broke off |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it broke off |
| wir | we broke off |
| ihr | you (plural) broke off |
| sie/Sie | they broke off; you (formal) broke off |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I broke off; I have broken off |
| du | you broke off; you have broken off |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it broke off; he/she/it has broken off |
| wir | we broke off; we have broken off |
| ihr | you (plural) broke off; you (plural) have broken off |
| sie/Sie | they broke off; they have broken off; you (formal) broke off; you (formal) have broken off |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had broken off |
| du | you had broken off |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had broken off |
| wir | we had broken off |
| ihr | you (plural) had broken off |
| sie/Sie | they had broken off; you (formal) had broken off |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will break off |
| du | you will break off |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will break off |
| wir | we will break off |
| ihr | you (plural) will break off |
| sie/Sie | they will break off; you (formal) will break off |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have broken off |
| du | you will have broken off |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have broken off |
| wir | we will have broken off |
| ihr | you (plural) will have broken off |
| sie/Sie | they will have broken off; you (formal) will have broken off |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I break off |
| du | (that) you break off |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it breaks off |
| wir | (that) we break off |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) break off |
| sie/Sie | (that) they break off; (that) you (formal) break off |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would break off |
| du | you would break off |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would break off |
| wir | we would break off |
| ihr | you (plural) would break off |
| sie/Sie | they would break off; you (formal) would break off |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have broken off |
| du | you would have broken off |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have broken off |
| wir | we would have broken off |
| ihr | you (plural) would have broken off |
| sie/Sie | they would have broken off; you (formal) would have broken off |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would break off |
| du | you would break off |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would break off |
| wir | we would break off |
| ihr | you (plural) would break off |
| sie/Sie | they would break off; you (formal) would break off |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have broken off |
| du | (reportedly) you have broken off |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has broken off |
| wir | (reportedly) we have broken off |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have broken off |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have broken off; (reportedly) you (formal) have broken off |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will break off |
| du | (reportedly) you will break off |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will break off |
| wir | (reportedly) we will break off |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will break off |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will break off; (reportedly) you (formal) will break off |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | break off! |
| ihr | break off! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | break off! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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