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