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