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