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