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