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