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