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