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