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