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