German reference
fassen
to grasp, take hold of; to catch (a criminal)
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 grasp something |
| du | you grasp something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it grasps something |
| wir | we grasp something |
| ihr | you (plural) grasp something |
| sie/Sie | they grasp something; you (formal) grasp something |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I grasped something |
| du | you grasped something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it grasped something |
| wir | we grasped something |
| ihr | you (plural) grasped something |
| sie/Sie | they grasped something; you (formal) grasped something |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I grasped something; I have grasped something |
| du | you grasped something; you have grasped something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it grasped something; he/she/it has grasped something |
| wir | we grasped something; we have grasped something |
| ihr | you (plural) grasped something; you (plural) have grasped something |
| sie/Sie | they grasped something; they have grasped something; you (formal) grasped something; you (formal) have grasped something |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had grasped something |
| du | you had grasped something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had grasped something |
| wir | we had grasped something |
| ihr | you (plural) had grasped something |
| sie/Sie | they had grasped something; you (formal) had grasped something |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will grasp something |
| du | you will grasp something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will grasp something |
| wir | we will grasp something |
| ihr | you (plural) will grasp something |
| sie/Sie | they will grasp something; you (formal) will grasp something |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have grasped something |
| du | you will have grasped something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have grasped something |
| wir | we will have grasped something |
| ihr | you (plural) will have grasped something |
| sie/Sie | they will have grasped something; you (formal) will have grasped something |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I grasp something |
| du | (that) you grasp something |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it grasps something |
| wir | (that) we grasp something |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) grasp something |
| sie/Sie | (that) they grasp something; (that) you (formal) grasp something |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would grasp something |
| du | you would grasp something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would grasp something |
| wir | we would grasp something |
| ihr | you (plural) would grasp something |
| sie/Sie | they would grasp something; you (formal) would grasp something |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have grasped something |
| du | you would have grasped something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have grasped something |
| wir | we would have grasped something |
| ihr | you (plural) would have grasped something |
| sie/Sie | they would have grasped something; you (formal) would have grasped something |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would grasp something |
| du | you would grasp something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would grasp something |
| wir | we would grasp something |
| ihr | you (plural) would grasp something |
| sie/Sie | they would grasp something; you (formal) would grasp something |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have grasped something |
| du | (reportedly) you have grasped something |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has grasped something |
| wir | (reportedly) we have grasped something |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have grasped something |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have grasped something; (reportedly) you (formal) have grasped something |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will grasp something |
| du | (reportedly) you will grasp something |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will grasp something |
| wir | (reportedly) we will grasp something |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will grasp something |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will grasp something; (reportedly) you (formal) will grasp something |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | grasp something! |
| ihr | grasp something! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | grasp something! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.