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