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