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