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