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