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