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