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