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