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