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