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