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