German reference
reizen
to provoke, irritate; to tempt, appeal to
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 provoke someone |
| du | you provoke someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it provokes someone |
| wir | we provoke someone |
| ihr | you (plural) provoke someone |
| sie/Sie | they provoke someone; you (formal) provoke someone |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I provoked someone |
| du | you provoked someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it provoked someone |
| wir | we provoked someone |
| ihr | you (plural) provoked someone |
| sie/Sie | they provoked someone; you (formal) provoked someone |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I provoked someone; I have provoked someone |
| du | you provoked someone; you have provoked someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it provoked someone; he/she/it has provoked someone |
| wir | we provoked someone; we have provoked someone |
| ihr | you (plural) provoked someone; you (plural) have provoked someone |
| sie/Sie | they provoked someone; they have provoked someone; you (formal) provoked someone; you (formal) have provoked someone |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had provoked someone |
| du | you had provoked someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had provoked someone |
| wir | we had provoked someone |
| ihr | you (plural) had provoked someone |
| sie/Sie | they had provoked someone; you (formal) had provoked someone |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will provoke someone |
| du | you will provoke someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will provoke someone |
| wir | we will provoke someone |
| ihr | you (plural) will provoke someone |
| sie/Sie | they will provoke someone; you (formal) will provoke someone |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have provoked someone |
| du | you will have provoked someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have provoked someone |
| wir | we will have provoked someone |
| ihr | you (plural) will have provoked someone |
| sie/Sie | they will have provoked someone; you (formal) will have provoked someone |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I provoke someone |
| du | (that) you provoke someone |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it provokes someone |
| wir | (that) we provoke someone |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) provoke someone |
| sie/Sie | (that) they provoke someone; (that) you (formal) provoke someone |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would provoke someone |
| du | you would provoke someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would provoke someone |
| wir | we would provoke someone |
| ihr | you (plural) would provoke someone |
| sie/Sie | they would provoke someone; you (formal) would provoke someone |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have provoked someone |
| du | you would have provoked someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have provoked someone |
| wir | we would have provoked someone |
| ihr | you (plural) would have provoked someone |
| sie/Sie | they would have provoked someone; you (formal) would have provoked someone |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would provoke someone |
| du | you would provoke someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would provoke someone |
| wir | we would provoke someone |
| ihr | you (plural) would provoke someone |
| sie/Sie | they would provoke someone; you (formal) would provoke someone |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have provoked someone |
| du | (reportedly) you have provoked someone |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has provoked someone |
| wir | (reportedly) we have provoked someone |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have provoked someone |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have provoked someone; (reportedly) you (formal) have provoked someone |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will provoke someone |
| du | (reportedly) you will provoke someone |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will provoke someone |
| wir | (reportedly) we will provoke someone |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will provoke someone |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will provoke someone; (reportedly) you (formal) will provoke someone |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | provoke someone! |
| ihr | provoke someone! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | provoke someone! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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