German reference
abhalten
to hold (a meeting or event); to keep from, stop
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 hold (a meeting or event) |
| du | you hold (a meeting or event) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it holds (a meeting or event) |
| wir | we hold (a meeting or event) |
| ihr | you (plural) hold (a meeting or event) |
| sie/Sie | they hold (a meeting or event); you (formal) hold (a meeting or event) |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I held (a meeting or event) |
| du | you held (a meeting or event) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it held (a meeting or event) |
| wir | we held (a meeting or event) |
| ihr | you (plural) held (a meeting or event) |
| sie/Sie | they held (a meeting or event); you (formal) held (a meeting or event) |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I held (a meeting or event); I have held (a meeting or event) |
| du | you held (a meeting or event); you have held (a meeting or event) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it held (a meeting or event); he/she/it has held (a meeting or event) |
| wir | we held (a meeting or event); we have held (a meeting or event) |
| ihr | you (plural) held (a meeting or event); you (plural) have held (a meeting or event) |
| sie/Sie | they held (a meeting or event); they have held (a meeting or event); you (formal) held (a meeting or event); you (formal) have held (a meeting or event) |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had held (a meeting or event) |
| du | you had held (a meeting or event) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had held (a meeting or event) |
| wir | we had held (a meeting or event) |
| ihr | you (plural) had held (a meeting or event) |
| sie/Sie | they had held (a meeting or event); you (formal) had held (a meeting or event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will hold (a meeting or event) |
| du | you will hold (a meeting or event) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will hold (a meeting or event) |
| wir | we will hold (a meeting or event) |
| ihr | you (plural) will hold (a meeting or event) |
| sie/Sie | they will hold (a meeting or event); you (formal) will hold (a meeting or event) |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have held (a meeting or event) |
| du | you will have held (a meeting or event) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have held (a meeting or event) |
| wir | we will have held (a meeting or event) |
| ihr | you (plural) will have held (a meeting or event) |
| sie/Sie | they will have held (a meeting or event); you (formal) will have held (a meeting or event) |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I hold (a meeting or event) |
| du | (that) you hold (a meeting or event) |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it holds (a meeting or event) |
| wir | (that) we hold (a meeting or event) |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) hold (a meeting or event) |
| sie/Sie | (that) they hold (a meeting or event); (that) you (formal) hold (a meeting or event) |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would hold (a meeting or event) |
| du | you would hold (a meeting or event) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would hold (a meeting or event) |
| wir | we would hold (a meeting or event) |
| ihr | you (plural) would hold (a meeting or event) |
| sie/Sie | they would hold (a meeting or event); you (formal) would hold (a meeting or event) |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have held (a meeting or event) |
| du | you would have held (a meeting or event) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have held (a meeting or event) |
| wir | we would have held (a meeting or event) |
| ihr | you (plural) would have held (a meeting or event) |
| sie/Sie | they would have held (a meeting or event); you (formal) would have held (a meeting or event) |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would hold (a meeting or event) |
| du | you would hold (a meeting or event) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would hold (a meeting or event) |
| wir | we would hold (a meeting or event) |
| ihr | you (plural) would hold (a meeting or event) |
| sie/Sie | they would hold (a meeting or event); you (formal) would hold (a meeting or event) |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have held (a meeting or event) |
| du | (reportedly) you have held (a meeting or event) |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has held (a meeting or event) |
| wir | (reportedly) we have held (a meeting or event) |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have held (a meeting or event) |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have held (a meeting or event); (reportedly) you (formal) have held (a meeting or event) |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will hold (a meeting or event) |
| du | (reportedly) you will hold (a meeting or event) |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will hold (a meeting or event) |
| wir | (reportedly) we will hold (a meeting or event) |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will hold (a meeting or event) |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will hold (a meeting or event); (reportedly) you (formal) will hold (a meeting or event) |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | hold (a meeting or event)! |
| ihr | hold (a meeting or event)! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | hold (a meeting or event)! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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