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