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