German reference
schweigen
to be silent, say nothing
Irregular · 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 am silent |
| du | you are silent |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it is silent |
| wir | we are silent |
| ihr | you (plural) are silent |
| sie/Sie | they are silent; you (formal) are silent |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I was silent |
| du | you were silent |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it was silent |
| wir | we were silent |
| ihr | you (plural) were silent |
| sie/Sie | they were silent; you (formal) were silent |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I was silent; I have been silent |
| du | you were silent; you have been silent |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it was silent; he/she/it has been silent |
| wir | we were silent; we have been silent |
| ihr | you (plural) were silent; you (plural) have been silent |
| sie/Sie | they were silent; they have been silent; you (formal) were silent; you (formal) have been silent |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had been silent |
| du | you had been silent |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had been silent |
| wir | we had been silent |
| ihr | you (plural) had been silent |
| sie/Sie | they had been silent; you (formal) had been silent |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will be silent |
| du | you will be silent |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will be silent |
| wir | we will be silent |
| ihr | you (plural) will be silent |
| sie/Sie | they will be silent; you (formal) will be silent |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have been silent |
| du | you will have been silent |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have been silent |
| wir | we will have been silent |
| ihr | you (plural) will have been silent |
| sie/Sie | they will have been silent; you (formal) will have been silent |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I am silent |
| du | (that) you are silent |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it is silent |
| wir | (that) we are silent |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) are silent |
| sie/Sie | (that) they are silent; (that) you (formal) are silent |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would be silent |
| du | you would be silent |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would be silent |
| wir | we would be silent |
| ihr | you (plural) would be silent |
| sie/Sie | they would be silent; you (formal) would be silent |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have been silent |
| du | you would have been silent |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have been silent |
| wir | we would have been silent |
| ihr | you (plural) would have been silent |
| sie/Sie | they would have been silent; you (formal) would have been silent |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would be silent |
| du | you would be silent |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would be silent |
| wir | we would be silent |
| ihr | you (plural) would be silent |
| sie/Sie | they would be silent; you (formal) would be silent |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have been silent |
| du | (reportedly) you have been silent |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has been silent |
| wir | (reportedly) we have been silent |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have been silent |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have been silent; (reportedly) you (formal) have been silent |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will be silent |
| du | (reportedly) you will be silent |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will be silent |
| wir | (reportedly) we will be silent |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will be silent |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will be silent; (reportedly) you (formal) will be silent |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | be silent! |
| ihr | be silent! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | be silent! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.