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