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