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