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