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