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