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