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