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