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