German reference
gefallen
to please; to be liked
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 please |
| du | you please |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it pleases |
| wir | we please |
| ihr | you (plural) please |
| sie/Sie | they please; you (formal) please |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I pleased |
| du | you pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it pleased |
| wir | we pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) pleased |
| sie/Sie | they pleased; you (formal) pleased |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I pleased; I have pleased |
| du | you pleased; you have pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it pleased; he/she/it has pleased |
| wir | we pleased; we have pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) pleased; you (plural) have pleased |
| sie/Sie | they pleased; they have pleased; you (formal) pleased; you (formal) have pleased |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had pleased |
| du | you had pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had pleased |
| wir | we had pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) had pleased |
| sie/Sie | they had pleased; you (formal) had pleased |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will please |
| du | you will please |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will please |
| wir | we will please |
| ihr | you (plural) will please |
| sie/Sie | they will please; you (formal) will please |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have pleased |
| du | you will have pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have pleased |
| wir | we will have pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) will have pleased |
| sie/Sie | they will have pleased; you (formal) will have pleased |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I please |
| du | (that) you please |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it pleases |
| wir | (that) we please |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) please |
| sie/Sie | (that) they please; (that) you (formal) please |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would please |
| du | you would please |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would please |
| wir | we would please |
| ihr | you (plural) would please |
| sie/Sie | they would please; you (formal) would please |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have pleased |
| du | you would have pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have pleased |
| wir | we would have pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) would have pleased |
| sie/Sie | they would have pleased; you (formal) would have pleased |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would please |
| du | you would please |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would please |
| wir | we would please |
| ihr | you (plural) would please |
| sie/Sie | they would please; you (formal) would please |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have pleased |
| du | (reportedly) you have pleased |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has pleased |
| wir | (reportedly) we have pleased |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have pleased |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have pleased; (reportedly) you (formal) have pleased |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will please |
| du | (reportedly) you will please |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will please |
| wir | (reportedly) we will please |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will please |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will please; (reportedly) you (formal) will please |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | please! |
| ihr | please! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | please! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.