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