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