German reference
befehlen
to order, command
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 give an order |
| du | you give an order |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it gives an order |
| wir | we give an order |
| ihr | you (plural) give an order |
| sie/Sie | they give an order; you (formal) give an order |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I gave an order |
| du | you gave an order |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it gave an order |
| wir | we gave an order |
| ihr | you (plural) gave an order |
| sie/Sie | they gave an order; you (formal) gave an order |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I gave an order; I have given an order |
| du | you gave an order; you have given an order |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it gave an order; he/she/it has given an order |
| wir | we gave an order; we have given an order |
| ihr | you (plural) gave an order; you (plural) have given an order |
| sie/Sie | they gave an order; they have given an order; you (formal) gave an order; you (formal) have given an order |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had given an order |
| du | you had given an order |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had given an order |
| wir | we had given an order |
| ihr | you (plural) had given an order |
| sie/Sie | they had given an order; you (formal) had given an order |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will give an order |
| du | you will give an order |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will give an order |
| wir | we will give an order |
| ihr | you (plural) will give an order |
| sie/Sie | they will give an order; you (formal) will give an order |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have given an order |
| du | you will have given an order |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have given an order |
| wir | we will have given an order |
| ihr | you (plural) will have given an order |
| sie/Sie | they will have given an order; you (formal) will have given an order |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I give an order |
| du | (that) you give an order |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it gives an order |
| wir | (that) we give an order |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) give an order |
| sie/Sie | (that) they give an order; (that) you (formal) give an order |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would give an order |
| du | you would give an order |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would give an order |
| wir | we would give an order |
| ihr | you (plural) would give an order |
| sie/Sie | they would give an order; you (formal) would give an order |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have given an order |
| du | you would have given an order |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have given an order |
| wir | we would have given an order |
| ihr | you (plural) would have given an order |
| sie/Sie | they would have given an order; you (formal) would have given an order |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would give an order |
| du | you would give an order |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would give an order |
| wir | we would give an order |
| ihr | you (plural) would give an order |
| sie/Sie | they would give an order; you (formal) would give an order |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have given an order |
| du | (reportedly) you have given an order |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has given an order |
| wir | (reportedly) we have given an order |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have given an order |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have given an order; (reportedly) you (formal) have given an order |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will give an order |
| du | (reportedly) you will give an order |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will give an order |
| wir | (reportedly) we will give an order |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will give an order |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will give an order; (reportedly) you (formal) will give an order |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | give an order! |
| ihr | give an order! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | give an order! (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.