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