German reference
betonen
to emphasize
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 emphasize |
| du | you emphasize |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it emphasizes |
| wir | we emphasize |
| ihr | you (plural) emphasize |
| sie/Sie | they emphasize; you (formal) emphasize |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I emphasized |
| du | you emphasized |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it emphasized |
| wir | we emphasized |
| ihr | you (plural) emphasized |
| sie/Sie | they emphasized; you (formal) emphasized |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I emphasized; I have emphasized |
| du | you emphasized; you have emphasized |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it emphasized; he/she/it has emphasized |
| wir | we emphasized; we have emphasized |
| ihr | you (plural) emphasized; you (plural) have emphasized |
| sie/Sie | they emphasized; they have emphasized; you (formal) emphasized; you (formal) have emphasized |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had emphasized |
| du | you had emphasized |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had emphasized |
| wir | we had emphasized |
| ihr | you (plural) had emphasized |
| sie/Sie | they had emphasized; you (formal) had emphasized |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will emphasize |
| du | you will emphasize |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will emphasize |
| wir | we will emphasize |
| ihr | you (plural) will emphasize |
| sie/Sie | they will emphasize; you (formal) will emphasize |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have emphasized |
| du | you will have emphasized |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have emphasized |
| wir | we will have emphasized |
| ihr | you (plural) will have emphasized |
| sie/Sie | they will have emphasized; you (formal) will have emphasized |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I emphasize |
| du | (that) you emphasize |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it emphasizes |
| wir | (that) we emphasize |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) emphasize |
| sie/Sie | (that) they emphasize; (that) you (formal) emphasize |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would emphasize |
| du | you would emphasize |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would emphasize |
| wir | we would emphasize |
| ihr | you (plural) would emphasize |
| sie/Sie | they would emphasize; you (formal) would emphasize |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have emphasized |
| du | you would have emphasized |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have emphasized |
| wir | we would have emphasized |
| ihr | you (plural) would have emphasized |
| sie/Sie | they would have emphasized; you (formal) would have emphasized |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would emphasize |
| du | you would emphasize |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would emphasize |
| wir | we would emphasize |
| ihr | you (plural) would emphasize |
| sie/Sie | they would emphasize; you (formal) would emphasize |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have emphasized |
| du | (reportedly) you have emphasized |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has emphasized |
| wir | (reportedly) we have emphasized |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have emphasized |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have emphasized; (reportedly) you (formal) have emphasized |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will emphasize |
| du | (reportedly) you will emphasize |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will emphasize |
| wir | (reportedly) we will emphasize |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will emphasize |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will emphasize; (reportedly) you (formal) will emphasize |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | emphasize! |
| ihr | emphasize! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | emphasize! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.