German reference
erkennen
to recognize
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 recognize |
| du | you recognize |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it recognizes |
| wir | we recognize |
| ihr | you (plural) recognize |
| sie/Sie | they recognize; you (formal) recognize |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I recognized |
| du | you recognized |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it recognized |
| wir | we recognized |
| ihr | you (plural) recognized |
| sie/Sie | they recognized; you (formal) recognized |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I recognized; I have recognized |
| du | you recognized; you have recognized |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it recognized; he/she/it has recognized |
| wir | we recognized; we have recognized |
| ihr | you (plural) recognized; you (plural) have recognized |
| sie/Sie | they recognized; they have recognized; you (formal) recognized; you (formal) have recognized |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had recognized |
| du | you had recognized |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had recognized |
| wir | we had recognized |
| ihr | you (plural) had recognized |
| sie/Sie | they had recognized; you (formal) had recognized |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will recognize |
| du | you will recognize |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will recognize |
| wir | we will recognize |
| ihr | you (plural) will recognize |
| sie/Sie | they will recognize; you (formal) will recognize |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have recognized |
| du | you will have recognized |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have recognized |
| wir | we will have recognized |
| ihr | you (plural) will have recognized |
| sie/Sie | they will have recognized; you (formal) will have recognized |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I recognize |
| du | (that) you recognize |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it recognizes |
| wir | (that) we recognize |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) recognize |
| sie/Sie | (that) they recognize; (that) you (formal) recognize |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would recognize |
| du | you would recognize |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would recognize |
| wir | we would recognize |
| ihr | you (plural) would recognize |
| sie/Sie | they would recognize; you (formal) would recognize |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have recognized |
| du | you would have recognized |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have recognized |
| wir | we would have recognized |
| ihr | you (plural) would have recognized |
| sie/Sie | they would have recognized; you (formal) would have recognized |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would recognize |
| du | you would recognize |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would recognize |
| wir | we would recognize |
| ihr | you (plural) would recognize |
| sie/Sie | they would recognize; you (formal) would recognize |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have recognized |
| du | (reportedly) you have recognized |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has recognized |
| wir | (reportedly) we have recognized |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have recognized |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have recognized; (reportedly) you (formal) have recognized |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will recognize |
| du | (reportedly) you will recognize |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will recognize |
| wir | (reportedly) we will recognize |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will recognize |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will recognize; (reportedly) you (formal) will recognize |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | recognize! |
| ihr | recognize! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | recognize! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.