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