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