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