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