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