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