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