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