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