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