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