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