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