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