German reference
nicken
to nod (in greeting)
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 nod |
| du | you nod |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it nods |
| wir | we nod |
| ihr | you (plural) nod |
| sie/Sie | they nod; you (formal) nod |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I nodded |
| du | you nodded |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it nodded |
| wir | we nodded |
| ihr | you (plural) nodded |
| sie/Sie | they nodded; you (formal) nodded |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I nodded; I have nodded |
| du | you nodded; you have nodded |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it nodded; he/she/it has nodded |
| wir | we nodded; we have nodded |
| ihr | you (plural) nodded; you (plural) have nodded |
| sie/Sie | they nodded; they have nodded; you (formal) nodded; you (formal) have nodded |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had nodded |
| du | you had nodded |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had nodded |
| wir | we had nodded |
| ihr | you (plural) had nodded |
| sie/Sie | they had nodded; you (formal) had nodded |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will nod |
| du | you will nod |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will nod |
| wir | we will nod |
| ihr | you (plural) will nod |
| sie/Sie | they will nod; you (formal) will nod |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have nodded |
| du | you will have nodded |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have nodded |
| wir | we will have nodded |
| ihr | you (plural) will have nodded |
| sie/Sie | they will have nodded; you (formal) will have nodded |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I nod |
| du | (that) you nod |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it nods |
| wir | (that) we nod |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) nod |
| sie/Sie | (that) they nod; (that) you (formal) nod |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would nod |
| du | you would nod |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would nod |
| wir | we would nod |
| ihr | you (plural) would nod |
| sie/Sie | they would nod; you (formal) would nod |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have nodded |
| du | you would have nodded |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have nodded |
| wir | we would have nodded |
| ihr | you (plural) would have nodded |
| sie/Sie | they would have nodded; you (formal) would have nodded |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would nod |
| du | you would nod |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would nod |
| wir | we would nod |
| ihr | you (plural) would nod |
| sie/Sie | they would nod; you (formal) would nod |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have nodded |
| du | (reportedly) you have nodded |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has nodded |
| wir | (reportedly) we have nodded |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have nodded |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have nodded; (reportedly) you (formal) have nodded |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will nod |
| du | (reportedly) you will nod |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will nod |
| wir | (reportedly) we will nod |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will nod |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will nod; (reportedly) you (formal) will nod |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | nod! |
| ihr | nod! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | nod! (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.