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