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