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