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