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