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