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