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