German reference
nehmen
to take
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 take |
| du | you take |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it takes |
| wir | we take |
| ihr | you (plural) take |
| sie/Sie | they take; you (formal) take |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I took |
| du | you took |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it took |
| wir | we took |
| ihr | you (plural) took |
| sie/Sie | they took; you (formal) took |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I took; I have taken |
| du | you took; you have taken |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it took; he/she/it has taken |
| wir | we took; we have taken |
| ihr | you (plural) took; you (plural) have taken |
| sie/Sie | they took; they have taken; you (formal) took; you (formal) have taken |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had taken |
| du | you had taken |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had taken |
| wir | we had taken |
| ihr | you (plural) had taken |
| sie/Sie | they had taken; you (formal) had taken |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will take |
| du | you will take |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will take |
| wir | we will take |
| ihr | you (plural) will take |
| sie/Sie | they will take; you (formal) will take |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have taken |
| du | you will have taken |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have taken |
| wir | we will have taken |
| ihr | you (plural) will have taken |
| sie/Sie | they will have taken; you (formal) will have taken |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I take |
| du | (that) you take |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it takes |
| wir | (that) we take |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) take |
| sie/Sie | (that) they take; (that) you (formal) take |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would take |
| du | you would take |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would take |
| wir | we would take |
| ihr | you (plural) would take |
| sie/Sie | they would take; you (formal) would take |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have taken |
| du | you would have taken |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have taken |
| wir | we would have taken |
| ihr | you (plural) would have taken |
| sie/Sie | they would have taken; you (formal) would have taken |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would take |
| du | you would take |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would take |
| wir | we would take |
| ihr | you (plural) would take |
| sie/Sie | they would take; you (formal) would take |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have taken |
| du | (reportedly) you have taken |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has taken |
| wir | (reportedly) we have taken |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have taken |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have taken; (reportedly) you (formal) have taken |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will take |
| du | (reportedly) you will take |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will take |
| wir | (reportedly) we will take |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will take |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will take; (reportedly) you (formal) will take |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | take! |
| ihr | take! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | take! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.