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