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sich befinden
to be (located)
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 located somewhere |
| du | you are located somewhere |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it is located somewhere |
| wir | we are located somewhere |
| ihr | you (plural) are located somewhere |
| sie/Sie | they are located somewhere; you (formal) are located somewhere |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I was located somewhere |
| du | you were located somewhere |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it was located somewhere |
| wir | we were located somewhere |
| ihr | you (plural) were located somewhere |
| sie/Sie | they were located somewhere; you (formal) were located somewhere |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I was located somewhere; I have been located somewhere |
| du | you were located somewhere; you have been located somewhere |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it was located somewhere; he/she/it has been located somewhere |
| wir | we were located somewhere; we have been located somewhere |
| ihr | you (plural) were located somewhere; you (plural) have been located somewhere |
| sie/Sie | they were located somewhere; they have been located somewhere; you (formal) were located somewhere; you (formal) have been located somewhere |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had been located somewhere |
| du | you had been located somewhere |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had been located somewhere |
| wir | we had been located somewhere |
| ihr | you (plural) had been located somewhere |
| sie/Sie | they had been located somewhere; you (formal) had been located somewhere |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will be located somewhere |
| du | you will be located somewhere |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will be located somewhere |
| wir | we will be located somewhere |
| ihr | you (plural) will be located somewhere |
| sie/Sie | they will be located somewhere; you (formal) will be located somewhere |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have been located somewhere |
| du | you will have been located somewhere |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have been located somewhere |
| wir | we will have been located somewhere |
| ihr | you (plural) will have been located somewhere |
| sie/Sie | they will have been located somewhere; you (formal) will have been located somewhere |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I am located somewhere |
| du | (that) you are located somewhere |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it is located somewhere |
| wir | (that) we are located somewhere |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) are located somewhere |
| sie/Sie | (that) they are located somewhere; (that) you (formal) are located somewhere |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would be located somewhere |
| du | you would be located somewhere |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would be located somewhere |
| wir | we would be located somewhere |
| ihr | you (plural) would be located somewhere |
| sie/Sie | they would be located somewhere; you (formal) would be located somewhere |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have been located somewhere |
| du | you would have been located somewhere |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have been located somewhere |
| wir | we would have been located somewhere |
| ihr | you (plural) would have been located somewhere |
| sie/Sie | they would have been located somewhere; you (formal) would have been located somewhere |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would be located somewhere |
| du | you would be located somewhere |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would be located somewhere |
| wir | we would be located somewhere |
| ihr | you (plural) would be located somewhere |
| sie/Sie | they would be located somewhere; you (formal) would be located somewhere |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have been located somewhere |
| du | (reportedly) you have been located somewhere |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has been located somewhere |
| wir | (reportedly) we have been located somewhere |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have been located somewhere |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have been located somewhere; (reportedly) you (formal) have been located somewhere |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will be located somewhere |
| du | (reportedly) you will be located somewhere |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will be located somewhere |
| wir | (reportedly) we will be located somewhere |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will be located somewhere |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will be located somewhere; (reportedly) you (formal) will be located somewhere |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | be located somewhere! |
| ihr | be located somewhere! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | be located somewhere! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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