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