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