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