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