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