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