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