German reference
ablenken
to distract; to divert
Regular · 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 distract someone |
| du | you distract someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it distracts someone |
| wir | we distract someone |
| ihr | you (plural) distract someone |
| sie/Sie | they distract someone; you (formal) distract someone |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I distracted someone |
| du | you distracted someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it distracted someone |
| wir | we distracted someone |
| ihr | you (plural) distracted someone |
| sie/Sie | they distracted someone; you (formal) distracted someone |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I distracted someone; I have distracted someone |
| du | you distracted someone; you have distracted someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it distracted someone; he/she/it has distracted someone |
| wir | we distracted someone; we have distracted someone |
| ihr | you (plural) distracted someone; you (plural) have distracted someone |
| sie/Sie | they distracted someone; they have distracted someone; you (formal) distracted someone; you (formal) have distracted someone |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had distracted someone |
| du | you had distracted someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had distracted someone |
| wir | we had distracted someone |
| ihr | you (plural) had distracted someone |
| sie/Sie | they had distracted someone; you (formal) had distracted someone |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will distract someone |
| du | you will distract someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will distract someone |
| wir | we will distract someone |
| ihr | you (plural) will distract someone |
| sie/Sie | they will distract someone; you (formal) will distract someone |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have distracted someone |
| du | you will have distracted someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have distracted someone |
| wir | we will have distracted someone |
| ihr | you (plural) will have distracted someone |
| sie/Sie | they will have distracted someone; you (formal) will have distracted someone |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I distract someone |
| du | (that) you distract someone |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it distracts someone |
| wir | (that) we distract someone |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) distract someone |
| sie/Sie | (that) they distract someone; (that) you (formal) distract someone |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would distract someone |
| du | you would distract someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would distract someone |
| wir | we would distract someone |
| ihr | you (plural) would distract someone |
| sie/Sie | they would distract someone; you (formal) would distract someone |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have distracted someone |
| du | you would have distracted someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have distracted someone |
| wir | we would have distracted someone |
| ihr | you (plural) would have distracted someone |
| sie/Sie | they would have distracted someone; you (formal) would have distracted someone |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would distract someone |
| du | you would distract someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would distract someone |
| wir | we would distract someone |
| ihr | you (plural) would distract someone |
| sie/Sie | they would distract someone; you (formal) would distract someone |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have distracted someone |
| du | (reportedly) you have distracted someone |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has distracted someone |
| wir | (reportedly) we have distracted someone |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have distracted someone |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have distracted someone; (reportedly) you (formal) have distracted someone |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will distract someone |
| du | (reportedly) you will distract someone |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will distract someone |
| wir | (reportedly) we will distract someone |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will distract someone |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will distract someone; (reportedly) you (formal) will distract someone |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | distract someone! |
| ihr | distract someone! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | distract someone! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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