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