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