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