German reference

einfallen

to occur to, come to mind

Stem change · 12 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

einfallen: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
er/sie/esit comes to mind
sie/Siethey come to mind

Simple past

einfallen: Simple past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
er/sie/esit came to mind
sie/Siethey came to mind

Compound past

einfallen: Compound past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
er/sie/esit came to mind; it has come to mind
sie/Siethey came to mind; they have come to mind

Past perfect

einfallen: Past perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
er/sie/esit had come to mind
sie/Siethey had come to mind

Future

einfallen: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
er/sie/esit will come to mind
sie/Siethey will come to mind

Future perfect

einfallen: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
er/sie/esit will have come to mind
sie/Siethey will have come to mind

Subjunctive

Subjunctive I

einfallen: Subjunctive I
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
er/sie/es(that) it comes to mind
sie/Sie(that) they come to mind

Subjunctive II

einfallen: Subjunctive II
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
er/sie/esit would come to mind
sie/Siethey would come to mind

Past subjunctive II

einfallen: Past subjunctive II
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
er/sie/esit would have come to mind
sie/Siethey would have come to mind

Would form

einfallen: Would form
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
er/sie/esit would come to mind
sie/Siethey would come to mind

Past subjunctive I

einfallen: Past subjunctive I
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
er/sie/es(reportedly) it has come to mind
sie/Sie(reportedly) they have come to mind

Future subjunctive I

einfallen: Future subjunctive I
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
er/sie/es(reportedly) it will come to mind
sie/Sie(reportedly) they will come to mind

Additional forms

Infinitive with zu
Present participle
Past participle
Past infinitive

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