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