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