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