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