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