German reference
adoptieren
to adopt
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 adopt |
| du | you adopt |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it adopts |
| wir | we adopt |
| ihr | you (plural) adopt |
| sie/Sie | they adopt; you (formal) adopt |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I adopted |
| du | you adopted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it adopted |
| wir | we adopted |
| ihr | you (plural) adopted |
| sie/Sie | they adopted; you (formal) adopted |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I adopted; I have adopted |
| du | you adopted; you have adopted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it adopted; he/she/it has adopted |
| wir | we adopted; we have adopted |
| ihr | you (plural) adopted; you (plural) have adopted |
| sie/Sie | they adopted; they have adopted; you (formal) adopted; you (formal) have adopted |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had adopted |
| du | you had adopted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had adopted |
| wir | we had adopted |
| ihr | you (plural) had adopted |
| sie/Sie | they had adopted; you (formal) had adopted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will adopt |
| du | you will adopt |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will adopt |
| wir | we will adopt |
| ihr | you (plural) will adopt |
| sie/Sie | they will adopt; you (formal) will adopt |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have adopted |
| du | you will have adopted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have adopted |
| wir | we will have adopted |
| ihr | you (plural) will have adopted |
| sie/Sie | they will have adopted; you (formal) will have adopted |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I adopt |
| du | (that) you adopt |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it adopts |
| wir | (that) we adopt |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) adopt |
| sie/Sie | (that) they adopt; (that) you (formal) adopt |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would adopt |
| du | you would adopt |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would adopt |
| wir | we would adopt |
| ihr | you (plural) would adopt |
| sie/Sie | they would adopt; you (formal) would adopt |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have adopted |
| du | you would have adopted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have adopted |
| wir | we would have adopted |
| ihr | you (plural) would have adopted |
| sie/Sie | they would have adopted; you (formal) would have adopted |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would adopt |
| du | you would adopt |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would adopt |
| wir | we would adopt |
| ihr | you (plural) would adopt |
| sie/Sie | they would adopt; you (formal) would adopt |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have adopted |
| du | (reportedly) you have adopted |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has adopted |
| wir | (reportedly) we have adopted |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have adopted |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have adopted; (reportedly) you (formal) have adopted |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will adopt |
| du | (reportedly) you will adopt |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will adopt |
| wir | (reportedly) we will adopt |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will adopt |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will adopt; (reportedly) you (formal) will adopt |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | adopt! |
| ihr | adopt! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | adopt! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.