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