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