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