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