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